He is, of course, correct in recognizing my sarcasm in that regard. Therefore I will express how the plan will work without any use of acronyms in the hopes this will lead to more clarity for association members about the process.

With that clarity in mind, here's how the plan might work sans use of what the General Manager sees as sarcastic acronyms:

The General Manager through his Facilities Manager, will define each Milestone Decision and/or System Acquisition. The General Manager, utilizing the Capital Improvement Plan and considering the Facility Master Plan, will submit an Annual Capital Investment Program to the Board of Directors as part of the Ocean Pines Association budget. The Annual Capital Investment Program may include one or more System Acquisitions. After Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors Milestone Decision approval, the General Manager will look at Milestone Decision A, Milestone Decision B, and Milestone Decision C for each Milestone Decision and/or System Acquisition. Once an item in the Annual Capital Investment Program has final System Acquisition approval it may or may not go out for a Request for Proposals.

Assuming the System Acquisition is completed, the General Manager and his Facilities Manager will use a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Computerized Maintenance Management System to maintain the completed project according to the Facilities Maintenance Plan. It should also be noted that after Milestone Decision B there will be regular reporting related to the Milestone Decision Authority, but this is not to be confused with Milestone Decision A.

So, there you have it. Crystal clear. I apologize if the use of acronyms in my prior commentary confused anyone.