The cautionary tale of the City of Bell
What we can learn from The City of Bell Scandal The Bell scandal involved the misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California, United States over
Month: December 2017
Is SCA Board protecting owners from scams?
Owner oversight, the bedrock of good HOA governance, has been decimated by this Board SCA Board has gone a step further than just emasculating owner
Clark County Manager’s raise gets her almost to Sandy Seddon’s pay
The Review Journal just published an article about the Clark County Manager’s performance evaluation and pay increase: Updated December 20, 2017 – 6:15 am Clark
Bernie Madoff and how NRED risks being like the SEC
What’s up with the Ombudsman? Several people have told me that their NRED complaints of GM election interference were summarily rejected without satisfactory investigation or
December 7 Board meeting: Part 4 Penny wise, pound foolish
SCA agreed to pay $55,000 to settle dispute over $4,400 delinquent dues In his President’s report, Rex reported the Release and Settlement of A-14-702071-C. SCA
December 7 Board meeting wrap-up: Part 3 Board owner communications
Board Communications Task Force Report Rex appointed two Board members (and no owners) to propose solutions to poor Board-owner communications. This is like appointing
December 7 Board meeting: Part 2 Self-management and the GM
Self-management Status Report Tom Nissen described the management company’s (FSR) deficiencies that motivated the Board in 2015 to decide to go to self-management. He said
December 7 Board meeting wrap up: Part 1
It was my birthday and I had a golf clinic at 3:30, but I dragged myself there and listened to the audio of the part
Missing in Action
Stuff that should be on the Board agenda, but is not… GM performance and compensation is not on the open agenda but it is on
December 7 Board meeting items of interest
The last SCA Board meeting of the year is tomorrow at 1:30 PM. I’d like to point out a few things that you might not