(March 23, 2017) Changes to two OPA resolutions were discussed during a public work session Monday.
One is expected to move onto a first reading on Saturday, while the future of the other resolution remains unclear.
Director Slobodan Trendic proposed changes to M-06, governing elections, that included different procedures for the way votes are counted and when they are announced. Those changes were based on recommendations from the elections committee and then given to an Ocean Pines attorney.
Like the attorney, some directors were concerned about announcing vote totals before they were validated in case there was a discrepancy in the results – or a tie.
A revised draft should be introduced during a board meeting, Saturday.
Interim General Manager Brett Hill also broached changing C-1, on general committee policy. Hill wanted references to the general manager removed from the language. He said there are discrepancies with that and other Ocean Pines governing documents that caused tension and sent mixed messages.
Several committee chairs present during the meeting objected and said there was not enough interaction with the general manager and other staff, and that had caused difficulty in obtaining good information.
Jenny Cropper Rines, chair of the communications committee, said not having access to staff had made that group less effective.
“I can say for certain we do not want to direct or advise the GM in any way … but we would like to be informed so that we can actually serve our purpose, which is to advise the board of directors,” she said. “Because we’re so limited in the information that we receive, we aren’t effective.”
One is expected to move onto a first reading on Saturday, while the future of the other resolution remains unclear.
Director Slobodan Trendic proposed changes to M-06, governing elections, that included different procedures for the way votes are counted and when they are announced. Those changes were based on recommendations from the elections committee and then given to an Ocean Pines attorney.
Like the attorney, some directors were concerned about announcing vote totals before they were validated in case there was a discrepancy in the results – or a tie.
A revised draft should be introduced during a board meeting, Saturday.
Interim General Manager Brett Hill also broached changing C-1, on general committee policy. Hill wanted references to the general manager removed from the language. He said there are discrepancies with that and other Ocean Pines governing documents that caused tension and sent mixed messages.
Several committee chairs present during the meeting objected and said there was not enough interaction with the general manager and other staff, and that had caused difficulty in obtaining good information.
Jenny Cropper Rines, chair of the communications committee, said not having access to staff had made that group less effective.
“I can say for certain we do not want to direct or advise the GM in any way … but we would like to be informed so that we can actually serve our purpose, which is to advise the board of directors,” she said. “Because we’re so limited in the information that we receive, we aren’t effective.”