Comments on: Our By-laws & Roger Klask as a POA Director and a POA employee http://4kfee.com/against-it/our-by-laws-roger-klask-as-a-poa-director-and-a-poa-employee/ What are your thoughts on the proposed fee? Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Just a Resident http://4kfee.com/against-it/our-by-laws-roger-klask-as-a-poa-director-and-a-poa-employee/#comment-307 Just a Resident Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:46:59 +0000 http://4kfee.com/?p=110#comment-307 An honest difference of opinion on how the board is representing the interests of the BC residents does not constitute making villains of them. Whether or not they are "villains" should be judged on their actions. The fact remains, we have open communication only on matters of little or no concern to the residents, the board has assumed an all-knowing posture whereby their decisions are not to be questioned, and their financial management borders on the level of incompetence. Whatever form of organization we may be, these people were elected to make and carry out decisions that are in the community's best interest and, as our elected representatives, they should be fully accountable to us as a group. I think most of us agree that Roger Klask is basically a good guy and is not doing badly in his position. However, it is unethical for the same board that determined that it is improper for a board member to take a paid position with the POA to use a technicality to insert one of their own in this position. If you want to push it, as I am led to believe, at least one other board member is employed by one of the amenities. Unfortunately, ethics seem to be in short supply. An honest difference of opinion on how the board is representing the interests of the BC residents does not constitute making villains of them. Whether or not they are “villains” should be judged on their actions. The fact remains, we have open communication only on matters of little or no concern to the residents, the board has assumed an all-knowing posture whereby their decisions are not to be questioned, and their financial management borders on the level of incompetence. Whatever form of organization we may be, these people were elected to make and carry out decisions that are in the community’s best interest and, as our elected representatives, they should be fully accountable to us as a group.

I think most of us agree that Roger Klask is basically a good guy and is not doing badly in his position. However, it is unethical for the same board that determined that it is improper for a board member to take a paid position with the POA to use a technicality to insert one of their own in this position. If you want to push it, as I am led to believe, at least one other board member is employed by one of the amenities. Unfortunately, ethics seem to be in short supply.

]]> By: Big Mac http://4kfee.com/against-it/our-by-laws-roger-klask-as-a-poa-director-and-a-poa-employee/#comment-303 Big Mac Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:05:44 +0000 http://4kfee.com/?p=110#comment-303 Thank you for your post: “Rather than trying to make them out to be villains, why not be a part of the solution?” Many have tried to be “part of the solution,” but this board doesn’t believe in open democratic governance (“we are a corporation”). If the POA Board would commit to “The Six Promises,” people would be able to work with them. But until then, and for some time afterwards, they must prove, by example and deed, that they can fulfill promise no. one. (Also, they should require that their committee chairpersons fulfill promise no. one, in all of their communications with the property owners.) Roger is a good guy; but let’s not be naive, he is also part of the corporate machine running Big Canoe. Thank you for your post: “Rather than trying to make them out to be villains, why not be a part of the solution?”

Many have tried to be “part of the solution,” but this board doesn’t believe in open democratic governance (“we are a corporation”).

If the POA Board would commit to “The Six Promises,” people would be able to work with them. But until then, and for some time afterwards, they must prove, by example and deed, that they can fulfill promise no. one. (Also, they should require that their committee chairpersons fulfill promise no. one, in all of their communications with the property owners.)

Roger is a good guy; but let’s not be naive, he is also part of the corporate machine running Big Canoe.

]]> By: Jim Mallory http://4kfee.com/against-it/our-by-laws-roger-klask-as-a-poa-director-and-a-poa-employee/#comment-302 Jim Mallory Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:38:19 +0000 http://4kfee.com/?p=110#comment-302 Roger Klask is great. He is doing a superb job. If people could spend less time complaining and more time pitching in to help we could accomplish so much more. It seems to me we are burdened with a very small number of people who want to be in charge rather than seeking ways to be a part of the solution. No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. I feel that the current POA Board has our best interests at heart. Rather than trying to make them out to be villains, why not be a part of the solution? Roger Klask is great. He is doing a superb job. If people could spend less time complaining and more time pitching in to help we could accomplish so much more. It seems to me we are burdened with a very small number of people who want to be in charge rather than seeking ways to be a part of the solution. No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. I feel that the current POA Board has our best interests at heart. Rather than trying to make them out to be villains, why not be a part of the solution?

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