By Greg Ellison

With only few members present, annual session doesn’t satisfy bylaws

(Aug. 13, 2020) The socially distanced seating provided at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial for the Ocean Pines Association annual homeowners meeting on Saturday was far more distanced than needed, as the session failed to attract the 100 members it required for a quorum.

OPA bylaws require a quorum of 100 voting-eligible members to make the annual meeting official, with its most important task being to recognize and accept the election results.

Along with closing out the 2020 board election, the meeting also provides a forum to present the annual Sam Wilkinson Volunteer Award, as well as updates from General Manager John Viola, OPA Attorney Jeremy Tucker, OPA President Doug Parks and Auditor Paul Shifrin.

After confirming the 100-member mark was not reached, Parks requested a motion to close the meeting within minutes of it having started.

Parks said the reports from Viola, Tucker, Parks and Shifrin would be immediately posted on the OPA website.

Procedurally, the cancellation obligates the board hold a special meeting, which was scheduled for Wednesday at the Golf Clubhouse.

In addition to accepting the 2020 board election totals, Parks said the Sam Wilkinson Award would be presented by the Recreation and Parks Department during the special directors meeting held on Wednesday.

Parks said also scheduled on Wednesday is an organizational meeting to select board officer positions, including president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.