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2/25/2022 5:24:07 PM

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Section 5: OPA Board
Subject: Disgraceful Vote on Lakernick Msg# 1153176

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Jim Matthews

Joined 6/10/2008

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Jim Matthews (Read)

Joined 6/10/2008

I received the following reply from Frank Daly (none of the others answered.)

I recall the incident in which Stuart Lackernick accused the Election Committen Chair of favoritism. In my opinion, there was no proof of that. Lackernick should have apologized. Whether that’s enough to keep him off a commitee, will leave it to you to decide.

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Jim,
Actually gave my reason at the meeting for my vote
but here goes…

During the last election Lackernick made unsubstantiated charges of bias against the committee chair and the committee. These charges undermined the credibility of the election and impugned the character of the entire committee. The committee chair presented documentation that completely and totally refuted Lackernick’s claims.
To this date he has not offered a public apology to the committee. Until he does so I will continue to vote against him holding any position within the Association. I consider him unfit for office. You and others may have a different opinion based on the facts presented by him and the Committee. You can find the complete details in either the Bayside Gazette or Ocean Pines Progress as this situation was well publicized.

Frank

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
I emailed the following to the Board of Directors. If I receive any answers, I will post them here.

Directors:

The Ocean Pines Board of Directors has recommended that someone who wants to become a board member volunteer to serve on an advisory committee in order to learn more about how OPA operates. I think that such service would be valuable experience for a potential board member.

A person who has run for the Ocean Pines Board twice in the past (and will probably run in the future) recently volunteered for one of the two available seats on our Strategic Planning Committee. He has been denied the opportunity to serve, with no explanation or discussion of this rejection.

Most committee applicants are approved unanimously. In some meetings, the list of applicants is read, and they are all approved in a mass vote. As a member of this community, I think that the BOD at least owes the above applicant, and the community, an explanation of why the application was rejected, and what the applicant needs to do before the next meeting in order to become a committee member.

I'm trying to understand the apparent logical disconnect in the first two paragraphs. I hope I'm wrong, but it appears that those voting against approval for the committee appointment would not want this person to be elected to the board.

Thank you in advance for your response.

Jim Matthews

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