For some time now various members of the community have been fighting the fact that the CVCBD wanted to be able to remove a fellow Board Member WITHOUT CAUSE and therefore revised their bylaws to include this power and extend said power to the Board to substitute someone of its own choosing. Those of us, as concerned residents of Charles Village, wondered why it was necessary for the CVCBD to even consider such an action. Is this for the use of personal prejudices or for total power over Board members? Why would you want to remove a fellow Board Member without cause, after he/she had been either nominated by an association's president as outlined in the enabling legislation and/or elected by a vote of people they will represent? How could you conceivably justify such an action as this robbing the residents of the community of a duly appointed or elected fellow member of the community?
After casting a vote in favor of including this phrase in the new bylaws, Mr. Emil Volchek told us that he was going to work to remove this from the by-laws, but there this phrase still remains. Why? It makes no sense unless the CVCBD wants to control the membership on the Board to a group of members that will agree with what is currently being put forward. This is not a corporate board of directors but a "governmental agency" and while the CVCBD's Board is hardly anything of a democratic entity, in our Country you do not remove someone without cause after the electorate has supported and voted for this individual. This is not the time to dally over other issues as this without cause insults the good name of our community. Remove it from the by-laws and remove it now or show cause why it should be continued.
The following comment was received from Ms. Joan Floyd, a homeowner in the district:
ReplyDeleteThe CVCBD Board is an oligarchy. Here is how this oligarchy is able to eliminate the possibility that dissenters might get elected to voting seats:
The rules for Quad elections are promulgated by those in power.
The Quad elections are scheduled and conducted by those in power.
No last-minute nominees or write-ins are allowed.
No absentee ballots are allowed. Anyone who wishes to vote must be present on a particular day within a particular window of time, which may only be one hour.
If, after all this control, someone is elected who isn't in favor with those in power, those in power can remove and replace.
Tweefie Millspaugh, a long time resident and homeowner, responded with the following comment:
ReplyDeleteI would certainly support this (removing said enabling clause). For some of us, the elected person is the only viable link we have to the BD, and the only voice we have.