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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: Parks Upset with Press Msg# 1179265
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I referred to it as just a "spot". 
We share a similar opinion of Joe as I worked closely with him during the work on the turnover agreements and related matters. I completely agree with your comments on the matter. I have never liked the concept of having an association attorney from across the bridge. I don't know if board matters have become more complex Or if the members seem to make them so. Either way, they need someone sitting with them that knows the law, the OPA regs and the history and will provide some consistency as boards change complexion each year. It's truly frustrating to watch the same mistakes replicated every four years....or less. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I know you have a hard spot in your heart for Joe Moore because of the YMCA foul up but....boards had a lot less drama when he attended. He knew the rules and the background of those rules and conventions. Sitting board members seem to know neither and, in the case of several of the recent presidents, could care less. That YMCA thing did not in any way cause me to have "a hard spot in my heart for Joe Moore." He made a mistake. It was costly and we lost a very nice piece of land. That said, I have a great deal of respect for Joe Moore and had no problem with Moore as OPA counsel. The problem began when Bill Rakow was OPA president. I think Marty was on the board at that time as well. Rakow said all this legal stuff was just "common sense" and OPA did not need counsel at meetings - as had traditionally been the case. I have argued frequently that the board should have counsel present at every OPA board meeting. I have also suggested that for what OPA recently spends on legal fees, it could hire a full-time employee as counsel, just as the County does, to be at every meeting. Outside specialty counsel could be hired as needed. Let me also add that always allowing some insurance company attorney to represent the board is not a good idea with a $25,000 deductible in place. Defending a case in Snow Hill should see OPA represented by local counsel, not some unknown person from Rockville or Baltimore area. All that said, these days way too many decisions are made via email, and not always involving a unanimous vote of the directors as required by law. |
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