WALKER
BOARD MEETING 04/11/2009
Meeting called to order 8:00am by Bob Neberman, President
Other board members:
Dan Hauck, Vice President Chuck Bowers
Joe Lupa, Secretary Carol Tocker
Tim McFarlan, Treasurer Mark Keegan
Also in attendance: Roger Nusbaum, Deputy Fire Chief and Bill Whittington, Attorney
Approximately 52 community members present
President’s Report:
Welcome to the monthly WFPA Board meeting. There is a lot on the Agenda today so
bear with me. We will try to get everyone’s input. I will start with a little
background to bring everyone up to date. A few months ago Mark Herrin informed a
member of the board that the By Laws and articles of incorporation were not
legal and our authority to dispose of assets, change the bylaws and manage the
operating account had to have the member’s approval by vote. With that notice we
elected to seek legal counsel to review our By Laws, Articles of Incorporation,
SOP’s and draft an agreement for Shari Sumner (known as the dumpster agreement)
that defines requirements, liability, terms and exit definitions in the event
one party or the other wishes to terminate the agreement.
We retained Bill Whittington to review our records and advise what
changes were necessary, if any, to be in compliance with our Articles of
Incorporation and By Laws. We provided Bill with the existing copy of our By
Laws and a copy of our Articles of Incorporation. Those documents were provided
to us by prior boards and we have been administering the WFPA business based on
those documents. I am not in possession of any other document nor do I know of
any other document that supercedes or reflects that any other document has been
passed by the Board that is a legal description that directs the Board to
conduct business in any other manner than our current practices. Per our By Laws
Article XI Section 1 “The bylaws of this association may be amended or revised
at any Special or regular Board meeting if approved by four (4) Board members
and if the suggested changes have been submitted in writing in advance to the
Board of Directors and association members are notified of the change with or
prior to the annual meeting notice” which we did by posting the revised By Laws
on the Walker Website and sent to each Director. Mark Herrin was also copied by
me and he in turn sent the Revised Bylaws out to a select group that is on his
mailing list. I sent the By Laws to Mark to get his input. Our Articles of
Incorporation are clearly stated, defining our role in administering the WFPA
business and its assets. Don’t be fooled by people with their own agendas.
If any person has a document that contradicts our current By Laws they
should present it today and clear up any question regarding these issues.
We acted in the best interest of the community following all procedures
within our authority.
On the agenda today; Communications/Central Dispatch, Fire Chief search, Amended
By Laws. When we get to the Agenda Items and you wish to participate please wait
until you are recognized by the chair person.
Secretary’s Report:
The minutes for the Board meeting of March 14th were read.
Motion
41109a was made and passed to accept the Secretary’s report as read.
Treasurer’s Report:
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Our total
checking & savings revenue is $114,309, up $31,874 from last Month
·
Year to date
income is $115,765. Year to date Expense is $65,873 so our Year to Date net
income is $49,892.
·
Compared to the
budget, revenue is about $29,138 ahead and expenses are about $11,041 to the
good, so we are about $40,180 ahead according to our budget.
·
The dues drive
is responsible for $36,425. From 156 donors – averaging $233.
The previous month’s
revenues and expenses were detailed.
Motion
41109b was made and passed to accept the Treasurer’s report as read.
Fire Chief’s Report:
In Jill Maisonneuve’s absence, Acting Fire
Chief Roger Nusbaum gave the following
report:
·
There were 2
illegal campfires and 2 abandoned campfires. No Medical calls and 1 power line
assist.
·
19 firefighters
attended RT130 training as an annual requirement.
·
Bud had ordered
fire shelters each month to update them and we need 5 more in house at a cost of
$1,630.
·
The new
communication frequency with
·
ISO rating. Jill
did some research and found that current 8b/ 10 rating requires a firefighter
receive 24 hours per year of structure training. The only other information we
have is a letter from ISO dated 2002 that does not reflect this requirement,
thus confusing the issue as to our current ISO rating.
Motion
41109c was made and passed to accept the Fire Chief’s report as read.
With the aforementioned
change to the communications radios, we are now up and running with Central
Dispatch.
Legal review.
Bill Wittington is here with us today.
·
As mentioned in
the opening remarks a request is now made to those present to bring forth any
documentation surrounding the By Laws of 2005 that we currently operate under.
·
Mark Herrin
responded that the 2005 By Laws were put in place by previous By Laws that were
not approved - some dating back to 1970. Some of these By Laws gave the Board
the authority to change the By Laws and parts of them contradict this authority.
·
Mark read some
parts of the 1970 By Laws that indicate that any amendments to the articles
should be made in a manner provided by law. By law means that the changes are
published, recorded, and the Corporation Commission and the IRS knows about
them.
·
Mark said that
the last time that happened was in 1997 which makes the 2001, 2004 and 2005 By
Laws in-effective.
·
Mark stated that
the 2005 By Laws were rewritten in response to the possible formation of a Fire
District – at that time.
·
Mark said that
the public was not involved in these processes.
·
Mark prepared to
review additional highlighted sections of previous By Laws. Bob Neberman
said that we could save some time by having Mark provide those documents
to Bill Wittington. We would call a special Board meeting and then review the
entire history of these documents.
·
Mark said he
would provide these documents to Bill but he has a very firm agenda spanning ten
years and that is, to get a correct and legal set of By Laws that is written by
the community and not by the Board of Directors. Our original documentation up
until the last couple of re writes gave the authority to the community. It has
been usurped by the Board more and more through the years because they do not
want to deal with the rowdy annual meetings. Everything was done at Annual
meetings in the past. By Laws changes were done in the past and now the Board
does not want to do it that way anymore.
·
Mark read a
portion of the 1989 By Laws stating that ‘the Board shall carry out the
instructions of the membership meetings and shall be the governing body of the
Association between those meetings.’ ‘The By Laws of the Association may be
amended or revised at any regular meeting by a two thirds vote.’ Mark states
that it doesn’t state - by the membership or by the Board. There is too much
ambiguity in these By Laws.
·
Mark read that
‘As the rules contained in the current edition of Roberts Rules shall govern
this Association.’ This is repeated in most of our By Laws.
·
Mark read
additional similar passages from other years’ By Laws.
·
Mark stated that
it is not the job of our Board of Directors to demand what we want in this
community. It is up to this community to stand forward and say what we want. And
that the Board acts according to that.
·
Mark stated that
he would submit all of the documents he has. Including a copy of a report by the
Corporation Commission showing the last published amendments were done in May of
1997. As well as February of 1996.
·
Mark states that
the By Laws must be rewritten by using the historical data as well as keeping in
mind that we are a Volunteer Fire Department and not a Fire District.
Pat Herrin ? (motor noise
– hard to hear) is recognized by the chair and asks Attorney Bill Whittington to
review the what the By Laws are for.
Bill Whittington states
that the By Laws simply develop the structure by which the Board does its
business. The draft By Laws that he submitted to the Board for consideration
aren’t Fire District By Laws, they are Non Profit By Laws. They are typical of
what he sees in the non-profit world. They define who’s in charge, how meetings
are run and how notice is given.
Pat Herrin? – Question to
Bill – It also means it defines the power of the Board over the members – is
that correct?
Bill:
The statutes basically say that the Board of a Non Profit can articulate
who has power, but they don’t articulate it in the By Laws or the Articles –
there are some statutory defaults.
This group, when the Non
Profit was developed at the very beginning - there is an article that says
specifically that the Board of Directors has the power to amend the By Laws any
time they want.
Mark Herrin (out of order)
– says to Bill that later By Laws
contradict that because it states that the Board is to run under the direction
given to them at the end of the meeting.
Bill confirms to Mark that
there are contradictions.
Mark interjects again,
Bill asks if he can finish.
Bill:
When they did the Non Profit provisions in the statute they kinda’ went
back to the For Profit rules and tried to mirror what they could and changed
what they had to. So it kinda’ looks like a For Profit corporation in this way –
the statute presumes that the Board will make the operating decisions and the
membership can remove the board – just like shareholders. And then it goes to a
series of defaults. Unless you change things, this is what will happen ie this
is how many days notice you have to give for a meeting, who has vote and who
doesn’t. The statutes give a fall back if you forget to do something. And, your
By Laws – over the years have become kind of a mess. But it’s not fatal because
the statutes throw some defaults at you to save the day if you haven’t dealt
with an issue.
In your case you have done
some basic things, you have said that the Directors have the power to amend the
articles in the By Laws, then you adopted some By Laws that said you gotta give
notice to the members if you do so. It is ambiguous about that process but it is
‘doable’. And so, I have developed a set of By Laws that are intended to mirror
what I see most often in the Non
Profit world.
Pat asks Bill to go to the
current draft - page 9 section 12.
Bill read’ it out loud.
Pat says that it sounds
like a special Board meeting can be held anywhere in the state, and it can be 4
Board members and only 3 members could vote to throw out the entire set of By
Laws with a two days notice. This scenario is given only to highlight the power
of the Board where no community voice is present.
Bill responds ‘that is
absolutely true’. These draft By Laws were intended to meet the minimum
statutory requirements and provide the most flexibility. If you don’t like that,
then you need to change this draft so that you are happy with it in its final
form.
Pat states his opinion as
to what change needs to be made to this page and section – at a minimum.
Bill says that he looked
at these provisions earlier and intended to review it with the Board but has not
had a chance. The changes that Pat stated definitely need to be reviewed by the
Board.
Pat makes additional
statements (repeating himself several times) as to the disparities in these
draft minutes.
Mark Herrin is given the
floor and states that within the Board, a majority vote by the Board can remove
any other member for any reason at any time during the year. Further, the Board
can appoint any position – any time they want. However, the community can only
recall a Board Member at an Annual meeting. Mark states that NO Board should
have that type of authority in a Non Profit organization. And THAT is in the
draft of the By Laws.
Discussion of this topic
is again bounced back and forth by Pat and two other Board Members.
Bob Neberman states that
we have been operating under the currrent By Laws since 2005 and they state
exactly what is currently being discussed about the draft By Laws that you don’t
like.
Mark interrupts Bob
stating that that’s not what the history is.
Bob tells Mark to wait
until he is finished. Bob continues saying that we can only work off of
documents that we inherited and we assume the responsibility. We can only work
off of what we have. I don’t know what happened in 1970 or 1997 or prior to my
tenure on this Board. I got a document that said it was my By Laws. These are
what we are to operate under. And that’s exactly what this Board has done. You
are complaining about something that we had no authority to change or
jurisdiction and what we did - is that when we found there was an issue related
to what you say is the legality of the By Laws, we immediately contacted ‘legal’
and asked for guidance. I can’t help what happened in the past. All we are
trying to do is set the By Laws straight so everybody in the community is happy
and they are legal. We didn’t even give him (Bill) input on what to put in the
By Laws. We asked him to review them, revise them and make recommendations to
us. Not one person suggested one thing in that By Law draft - to Bill. So if you
don’t like the way we do business, I don’t know what other avenue you have.
There is nothing in the 2005 By Laws that gives you the authority to vote on
process change or By Law changes or any decision we make. There is no vehicle.
There is no where it says ‘ok’ – the community gets a proxy and you get to vote
on what the By Laws say. There is no vehicle for you to write in the By Laws.
There is no vehicle for you to do anything except come to a monthly or an annual
meeting and say ‘ You know what? – I don’t like what’s going on.’
Mark states that that
vehicle was given to you in 2005 by a Board of Directors that tried to shut out
the community – then.
Bob, states that he
doesn’t know if that is what happened or not. All I have is a document that
gives me my guidelines.
Gary Honeycutt is
recognized by the Board: He states that he has been on Boards on the past and
participated in similar debates.
So while we are debating
this – sure, put some limitations such as not allowing an arbitrary change to
all the By Laws but don’t limit the Board’s authority so much that they can’t
get something done.
The chair recognizes John
Horvat. John states that he agrees with Mark that there should be an open public
forum. However, some may remember that in a previous Annual Board meeting where
After that episode, I
never had one question about anything from the public and neither did any other
Board Member. So, it is good to ask for public views and opinions but I didn’t
get them. All I had was the set of 2005 By Laws which I gave to the current
President because I did not have anything else to go by. In the present By Laws
draft there is no mention at all of the Public meeting laws. I realize that this
is a Volunteer group so there is a lot things that we are not subject to. But I
think we should have it.
I want to add that in all
the other By Laws, the President is an Ad Hoc member of all other committees.
With the exception of the nominating committee. I think that the President is
the only person that is a liason between the public, the Board and that
committee. This requirement should be instilled upon the future president.
The Chair recognizes Larry
Messerly. As regards the focus on changes to the By Laws. There have been three
annual meetings since the adoption of the 2005 By Laws. It is the responsibility
of the community to change the By Laws process either by bringing action at the
annual community meeting or by electing different representatives. I submit to
you that we have elected Board Members that we trust – or we have not. I think
that the community in general trusts the Board
members to do what is best for the community and has given them as much
flexibility as possible in changing the By Laws as necessary.
The Chair recognizes Dan
Sullivan. Dan confirms to Bill that the By Laws are instituted as a guide for
the Board. My question is ‘If there is a violation of the By Laws or the
Articles of Incorporation – is there a statutory penalty?
Bill:
The statutes don’t set forth a penalty for that however Common Law has
addressed it on occasion. The cases that talk about it speak about the fiduciary
responsibility of the Board and the ability of the membership or private
corporation or shareholders to remove people. On rare occasion - the ability to
surcharge the Board members if they cause the Organization money. Suffice it to
say that typically, most of the violations of the By Laws are political in
nature. Your primary remedy would be to remove the Board member by vote.
Dan continues: My other
comment is on the By Laws. If you go back to when I was President the Original
Articles of incorporation in 2001 were voted on by that Board. The problem was
that we could not go back to 1989 and verify that the 89 was ever brought before
the general public. We assumed - maybe wrongfully so. That’s why the 2001 action
was stopped. It was suggested at that time by legal counsel that we go back to
the beginning and rewrite the entire By Laws with the community input. Counsel
also stated that the Board – at that time could effect changes to the By Laws
but it was to be brought before the community for feedback at the annual
meeting. It did not necessarily say that they had the right to vote on it, nor
that they did not. So, from the
beginning it was a mess.
Additionally I requested
in writing from the Arizona State Attorney General back in September that this
Board obtain a letter in relationship to the open meeting law. In an
(historical) incident in
So I have taken it upon
myself to write a formal letter to the Attorney General’s office as a member of
this community to ask for another written opinion.
We operated for 4 years
from 2000 thru Spring of 2005 under the open meeting laws. We have a perfect
opportunity to change these By Laws at a public forum . We have a meeting set up
for the Fire District on April 25th from 1 to 3 PM. I would like to
request the Board call a special
meeting before that meeting because we will have a public turnout to get some
feedback.
Mark Keegan is recognized
by the Chair. I am not aware of any meetings that we have had that are not open
to the public – are you aware of any?
Dan:
No I’m not alleging anything like that.
Mark Herrin reiterates
that the current By Laws state that the Board can create a meeting at a moment’s
notice and do anything they want under the current By Laws.
Mark Keegan Agrees that
this needs to be taken care of and this drfat of the By Laws has not been set to
a vote.
Mark Herrin reiterates
that the community needs to have a voice on these By Laws and it will be a
problem if everybody gets together to hash it out. But that is preferable to
going through 3 to 5 more years of By Laws that were chosen by a Board of
Directors that the community did not have a say in.
Mark Keegan agrees again.
Name unknown:
A lot of us don’t live up here and we don’t get communicated as well.
Couldn’t the Pancake Breakfasts be a vehicle for communication?
Bob Nebermnan states that
these meetings are posted in advance. Every conversation that takes place in
this room is a matter of record.
Name unknown says we needs
simple emails that precipitate meetings and issues. Says we need to send out
emails
Bob
says that we don’t send emails, we post it on the website.
Bob: We are all volunteers
here. We don’t have any money but everything we do we pay for ourselves. I don’t
have you on an email list . You’ve never sent me a notice. You aren’t included
in my ‘circle of friends’. Send me an email. We are all volunteers – your asking
us to go way out of our bounds.
Unknown states: from a
historical perspective he had called up and said he wanted to volunteer to be
trained and was told that we already started – call us in six months.
Bob: Well, That’s not the
case here.
Paul Mason Professional
Firefighter. I am appointed to my position. Unless I violate the rules, my
commuinty trusts me to do the right thing 24 hours a day. And they trust they
have the expertise to do the right thing in their behalf. That is what I hear is
lacking in this discussion. There are certainly some procedural issues that need
attention. Those are easily fixed. You have a very competent Attorney here. I
think you should put some trust in him. But, If I had to answer for every
decision I make day to day, and I am a member of the
senior staff of a community of 250, If I had to answer to the
constituency as a whole – even quarterly we wouldn’t, couldn’t do it. When we
brought County islands in, these individuals wanted the protection of fire and
I think this Board’s
function is not to know what to do but to seek legal counsel
and professional.
Chair recognizes Chuck
Bowers I think Paul has some
very good points. And I have been in this community for a number of years
myself. Some obvious points are: A:
you can step up and volunteer and do something about this or you can write a
check every year. Some prefer to write a check and let all this go on. Other
people will sit up here and be responsible for the Boards and the things that go
on. But he is right, you have to have the trust in the Board that we are doing
things that are right for the best interest of the community. If you do not have
that trust, either wait until the next election or try to get those people off
that board as fast as you can because you don’t trust them – that’s your
prerogative and that’s in the By Laws..
As regards these By Laws –
there is no sense of urgency to vote on them today. There is a lot of stuff in
there to digest and it takes a lot of time to do that. I think we need to get
all of your input and incorporate it as best the Board can – per your trust with
the help of counsel and then put it out to the community to review. At least let
them know what we are considering to do. Then we can make a rational decision on
how to vote – not necessarily having 300 people decide a vote.. This process can
take as much as 30 or 45 days.
Mark Herrin states that
the attorney has created a good boilerplate to work off of. However, he has an
email from Bob that says we (the Board) is scheduled to vote on these restated
By Laws this Saturday. If these changes are not in order please feel free to
object at the meeting. I am available to discuss prior to the meeting.
An argument ensued as to
when the meeting notice was published. Nothing resolved.
Chuck Bowers states that
we are trying to make a larger list of emails that we CAN send notice to.
Currently the list covers about 15% of all property owners in the
Tim McFarlan states that
this is a draft and we have only had a few days to look it over. He has issues
with it. Today has seen a lot of great feedback.
I make a motion that we
table any decision associated with the By Laws at this meeting, we allow a time
period for additional community input and we schedule a special meeting of the
Board with Bill Wittington in two weeks time. At that meeting we redraft the By
Laws and reissue back to the community for additional comment. Then establish a
date to put it on the agenda to see if it is appropriate for resolution and a
vote.
Motion
41109d was voted on and passed unanimously.
The only mechanism we
currently have to get the redrafted By Laws out is through the web site and via
email – for the small list that we have.
Mark Herrin suggests that
we state on the web site that we need to specifically state that those people
who do wish to be involved – please send in your email address.
Tim McFarlan states that
we also are actively updating the email list with responses from the dues letter
mailing where we request that people give us that information.
We also did it on the district formation mailer. Our email situation is
as good as it gets. If you have another email list, maybe you could be willing
to share it with us.
Betsy Bykirk asks if an
email about the By Laws was sent out.
Bob responds that the
agenda for the meeting and the draft of the By Laws were posted on the web site.
Betsy, so one would have to know to go to the web site to get that information?
Bob Yes.
Bob brings up Resolution
number 041109e. A formal resolution of the Board of Directors of the WFPA –
approving the dumpster agreement between the Association and Shari Sumner and
authorizing the change of the Statutory agent from Carver to Wittington.
Chuck Bowers notes an
incorrect date.
Shari Sumner would like to
look over the contract.
Bob explains that the
Board will approve the contract and then hand it over to her. She can then
review it with Counsel and accept and sign or note changes and give it back to
the Board for further review.
Motion
41109e was voted on and approved unanimously.
Bob brings up the Fire
Chief search.
Unknown, Mark Herrin and
Bob Neberman went on an on as to what was posted , when it was posted and what
the Board’s intentions were for this meeting. A lot of arguing went back and
forth and was not intelligible for transcription
Bob asked Mark why doesn’t
he run for the board?
Mark said he would not run
for this Board again, I am holding out for if and when a District gets passed I
have full intentions of running for the District Board. Because it is critical
for the community.
Unknown challenges the
Board’s operation. More bantering.
Bob Neberman states that
if you don’t have anything constructive to say. Please sit down.
Unknown asks if we are
going to continue to operate with only a few days notice.
Bob states that we are
going to continue to operate under the guidelines of the By Laws that I have in
my hand. Until those changes are made I will continue to operate in that way, if
you have a problem with that , seek legal counsel and sue me. Sit down.
Carol Tocker asks if we
need to discuss what unknown own did on the board.
Bob: Gavel. Come to order.
Victoria Morhous: Would
like to see two weeks before the meeting that the agenda be posted in full, not
just old business, new business.
Bob states that we are
going to operate under the By Laws that require us to post 72hours in advance.
We are just following the rules. I don’t make then up, I just follow them. If
that is a change you would like to see, then submit it and we will write it into
the draft with Bill Wittington.
Unknown. – When I was the
past president we had the exact opposite problem. People complained that we had
posted too early. You have to understand that these volunteers are doing the
best they can.
Carol Tocker – That’s why
we are unable to get anybody to volunteer for the Board because you razz our a…
- no matter what the issue is. We can’t please everybody. We do the best we can.
My paycheck got lost in the mail and so did theirs.
Selection of Fire Chief.
Bob: We have had three
candidates come forward. Anthony Tunis, Roger Nusbaum, Ken Nelson.
At out last meeting we
talked about opportunities for hiring a fire chief but we don’t have the
authority to unless we change our
By Laws. We would vote under the
current by laws, but are afraid to at this time. The reason we were stalemated
is because we didn’t feel we had the funds to support hiring a part time Fire
Chief to handle the administration piece.
Since that time we have determined that the available dollars in our
operating budge have increased significantly and we have the ability to take on
this challenge.
Also we did not previously
have a Job description or selection guidelines for fire chief but we do now. We
would like input on the steps we should take to interview these people and
determine whether or not we could afford to pay them. Jill has indicated that
she is a temporary, acting Fire Chief and is not interested in continuing.
Chuck Bowers – spoke with
Anthony. And with Glenn Brown for whom Anthony currently works. Note that he is
a Fire Fighter and does not have the qualifications to be an administrative
leader at this particular point in time. I respect Glenn’s opinion but I looked
at it from the standpoint that we have other candidates that are qualified and
can do it on a voluntary basis, so
I don’t know why we would elect to pay for somebody.
Joe Rech asks Chuck why
Chuck would disqualify Anthony,
Chuck said that his
conversation with Glenn Brown indicated that in his opinion as a Fire Chief this
young man is good but he is not a leader and not
an administrator and doesn’t have that experience.
Joe states that as a legal
point, what you have said is here say. Glenn is not here to say it.
Chuck says that you are
absolutely right – all I am doing is referring to a couple of conversations I
have had. All I am saying is that we have people who are volunteers who will do
this and our budget is marginal.
Joe says he wants a Chief
with experience, not administrative. From a Fire Fighter’s standpoint he wants
experienced. Knowing Fire inside and out has got to be our top priority.
Dan Hauck says that we
have such a candidate and that the Board is reviewing the bio.
Joe says that we really
need a Fire Fighter with Paramedic qualifications.
Tim McFarlan says that we
are not here to decide today who is in or out . I’d like to get to a process to
define what it is that is our next step. We have the qualifications and now need
to schedule a special meeting to talk this further.
Joe says that the active
Fire Fighters need to have some input in the process.
Bob Neberman says that in
the private sector that is not the way it works. However we would appreciate
your input.
Peggy Zink suggests we
look at getting a Fire Chief and an administrative assistant or two.
Bob states that there was
a proposal to separate each of three categories – Administrative, Operational
and Medical with a Chief for each section. This proposal is still under
consideration.
Nick Wold would like to
propose to the board that if we consider PT or FT compensation - he would like
to have Tim look into the budget for beyond a year to be fair to any candidate.
Paul Neese as the
battalion chief from Chandler would like to give us some fire service best
practice information as he has sat in on a few interviews.
Motion made to have a
special Board meeting to review and define the Fire Chief selection
Motion
41109f was voted on and approved unanimously.
New Business
John Horvat
Understand that the upcoming Board elections has three vacancies and
3 nominees . So if he votes for one or none it would make no difference.
John asks the Board to consider reopening the nominations until the end of April
to try to get more nominees.
Bob Neberman clarifies
that the By Laws specifically state the requirements for the nominating
committee. We do not have the authority to make such a change at this point. If
you want to change it, then suggest to the Board to include it in the new By
Laws.
Vern Tocker was on the
nominating committee and asked 6 or 7 people with no results. John had asked a
few people and the total is the three that we see here now. The Board meeting
has been held on the second Saturday of the month for 20 years.
The people who are not here don’t care and thus they are putting it up to
you people to do the right thing with the people you have. You get what you get.
Chuck Bowers asks how many
are supposed to be on the nominating committee?
The answer is 5.
How many do we have?
The answer is 3.
No one else would
volunteer to do it. We asked people to volunteer and no one would do it.
Who appoints the
nominating committee?
Bob: The President
appoints the committee with the approval of the Board.
Peggy was on the
Nominating committee for many years. People don’t seem to care. One year we
fought to get a fifth person on the committee, we had to beg. Same with Walker
Day, Myra and I have worked our tail off for years. This year we tried to get
additional people but no one volunteers. It breaks my heart to see what has
happened since 1970. Lots of good people are moving in but no one will help. The
bottom line is that the same thing is happening here to the Board. WOW dissolved
because people got disinterested in it.
Tim McFarlan states that
he wants to recognize several people for the work they have done recently on the
office. Chuck Bowers, Sharon Atwood John Horvat and the others.
Chuck Bowers also thanks
Tim and Kristi, John and Dan and Bud and Joe Rech and Jill. The pictures will be
cleaned and put back up shortly.
Tim makes a motion to
approve the fire chief’s request for 5 fire shelter purchases. For up to $1,700.
Motion
41109g was voted on and approved unanimously.
Bud: Thanks to the people
who clean the office each week. Also appreciate the fire fighters and medical
that turn out at all hours of the day and night.
Motion to adjourn 10:07 am