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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: Stevens Shatters His Board Majority Msg# 913016
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The newly elected President of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, supposedly with a four - person majority, makes what is more or less his first motion of any importance on an issue very important to him, and two of his majority vote against him.
Two of his majority? How did they become two of his majority? I will agree that when Mr. Stevens and Renaud were campaigning for election to the OPA BOD I thought Mr. Renaud was only going to be a puppet for Stevens and Clarke. Mr. Renaud has pleasantly surprised me with his votes as he seems to be an independent who votes his beliefs as to what is in the best interest of OPA property owners. During the over hour-long discussion Tom Terry suggests tabling the motion. Jack Collins, a member of the Stevens majority, suggests tabling the motion. Who made Jack Collins a member of the Stevens majority? Did Mr. Collins announce somewhere along the way that he was a member of the Stevens majority? Look, anyone really interested can view the video and make up their own minds as to whether or not the so-called majority blew it on one of their first forays into the world of motions and board politics. In my opinion the majority blew it. I would agree with your opinion if the best way to govern OPA was to have a coalition of four of the seven member BOD always vote the same way regardless of the issue before them. I don't agree that having a four member coalition on the board to always vote the same way is the best way to govern OPA. Having seven members who are independent thinkers is, in my opinion, the best way for our BOD to conduct the business of OPA. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: We, I suppose one could make a case that unless people agree to the last detail it is never more than a difference of opinion. Life and politics is more complicated, especially including the reasons behind differences of opinions. For example, the "Lessons Learned" motion was no minor difference of opinion. The newly elected President of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, supposedly with a four-person majority, makes what is more or less his first motion of any importance on an issue very important to him, and two of his majority vote against him. During the over hour-long discussion Tom Terry suggests tabling the motion. Jack Collins, a member of the Stevens majority, suggests tabling the motion. Interestingly, neither of the two appears to understand Roberts Rules or one would have made a motion to table, and a vote on that would have preceded any vote on Stevens' motion. Instead, Stevens seems to insist on having a vote on his motion. It fails 5-2. Look, anyone really interested can view the video and make up their own minds as to whether or not the so-called majority blew it on one of their first forays into the world of motions and board politics. In my opinion the majority blew it. Watch the video of October 18, 2014. It starts in a bad way, and listening to Stevens make the motion is painful. Cordwell says if the motion passes the board should apologize to the Clubs Committee. Clubs Committee members are present and object to Stevens motion: |
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