As far as my, uh, obsession, I'm not sure that commenting on a local HOA message board from time to time in between sets at the gym qualifies as obsessive behavior, but whatever. Like I said, I kinda forgot about him until I read through the audit. 

However, I kind of think you might be minimizing his level of responsibility. Awarding a 6 figure parachute to a restaurant manager isn't a "mistake." It's not a little whoopsie. Hill is not a dumb guy, and when someone who isn't dumb does something that brain-numbingly stupid...with other people's money... it should at the very least raise eyebrows. Doesn't matter if he was a volunteer or not, he still basically sent 100k-plus of OP's money flying out the window.