(Aug. 31, 2017) Doug Parks was elected president of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors last Friday during the first official assembly of the new board.
Cheryl Jacobs was elected vice president, Colette Horn was voted in as secretary and parliamentarian, and Pat Supik was returned as treasurer.
Voting by the board members was conducted by paper ballot, with the votes counted by Michelle Bennett, the association executive secretary.
“I thank my board colleagues for their trust in me. I pledge to do my best and I’m going to ask for your help as well,” Parks said. “I can’t do this by myself and I would encourage everybody to share your opinions [and] your thoughts on things, and let’s keep that open dialogue going, because that will be our key to success.”
Parks was the only nominee for president and was elected unanimously, 7-0. He served for one year as an appointed director and was the leading vote getter in the election last month, when Horn was also elected.
Director Tom Herrick, who nominated Parks, also nominated Supik for vice president and read from a prepare statement as he did so.
“I believe that we need to move forward in a positive manner as a team, and no participants from this past year’s debacle should serve as a senior officer on the board,” Herrick said. “Ms. Supik has conducted herself in a professional manner. She stayed neutral and nonpartisan throughout her first term. She’s earned this position by her actions.
“The association membership wants the divisiveness to stop and this is the best way to get that accomplished,” he added.
Jacobs received four votes and Supik received three.
Herrick, during a special board meeting in July, accused Jacobs of participating in a conspiracy to affect the election by encouraging association employees to solicit complaints against interim General Manager Brett Hill. At the time, he called her actions reprehensible.
Jacobs vehemently denied those allegations and said employees had contacted her because she is an attorney and they knew she could be trusted.
There were no other nominations for secretary and the vote was unanimous.
Supik was the only nominee for treasurer and received five “yes” votes, one “no” and one abstention. She served in that role during the previous board session.
The directors unanimously selected John Viola and Gene Ringsdorf to continue as assistant treasurers, and Bennett to continue as recording secretary and timekeeper.
Jacobs was nominated parliamentarian, but declined. Hill nominated Joe Reynolds and former Director Jeff Knepper, but both also declined.
The directors opted to keep their current legal counsel, Lerch, Early & Brewer, and auditor, SC&H Group Inc., for now. Director Slobodan Trendic said he would ask the board to revisit both during the first regular board meeting.
Trendic added that a bid entered by SC&H Group, Inc. was 50 percent higher than other bids, but that was not disclosed when the board voted in February.
An orientation meeting was scheduled for Friday, Sept. 22 at 8:30 a.m. Supik said she wanted that meeting to include the adoption of a conflict of interest policy, signed by all the directors.
The directors also agreed to a regular meeting schedule for the upcoming session: Sept. 29 at 10 a.m., Oct. 27 at 10 a.m., Nov. 30 at 7 p.m., Feb. 24 at 10 a.m., March 29 at 7 p.m., April 28 at 10 a.m., May 24 at 7 p.m., June 23 at 10 a.m., July 27 at 10 a.m.
Budget meetings are scheduled Jan. 8-11 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A regular board meeting will be held during that period, following discussion on the budget.
All meetings were scheduled in the Assateague Room of the community center on 235 Ocean Parkway.
Cheryl Jacobs was elected vice president, Colette Horn was voted in as secretary and parliamentarian, and Pat Supik was returned as treasurer.
Voting by the board members was conducted by paper ballot, with the votes counted by Michelle Bennett, the association executive secretary.
“I thank my board colleagues for their trust in me. I pledge to do my best and I’m going to ask for your help as well,” Parks said. “I can’t do this by myself and I would encourage everybody to share your opinions [and] your thoughts on things, and let’s keep that open dialogue going, because that will be our key to success.”
Parks was the only nominee for president and was elected unanimously, 7-0. He served for one year as an appointed director and was the leading vote getter in the election last month, when Horn was also elected.
Director Tom Herrick, who nominated Parks, also nominated Supik for vice president and read from a prepare statement as he did so.
“I believe that we need to move forward in a positive manner as a team, and no participants from this past year’s debacle should serve as a senior officer on the board,” Herrick said. “Ms. Supik has conducted herself in a professional manner. She stayed neutral and nonpartisan throughout her first term. She’s earned this position by her actions.
“The association membership wants the divisiveness to stop and this is the best way to get that accomplished,” he added.
Jacobs received four votes and Supik received three.
Herrick, during a special board meeting in July, accused Jacobs of participating in a conspiracy to affect the election by encouraging association employees to solicit complaints against interim General Manager Brett Hill. At the time, he called her actions reprehensible.
Jacobs vehemently denied those allegations and said employees had contacted her because she is an attorney and they knew she could be trusted.
There were no other nominations for secretary and the vote was unanimous.
Supik was the only nominee for treasurer and received five “yes” votes, one “no” and one abstention. She served in that role during the previous board session.
The directors unanimously selected John Viola and Gene Ringsdorf to continue as assistant treasurers, and Bennett to continue as recording secretary and timekeeper.
Jacobs was nominated parliamentarian, but declined. Hill nominated Joe Reynolds and former Director Jeff Knepper, but both also declined.
The directors opted to keep their current legal counsel, Lerch, Early & Brewer, and auditor, SC&H Group Inc., for now. Director Slobodan Trendic said he would ask the board to revisit both during the first regular board meeting.
Trendic added that a bid entered by SC&H Group, Inc. was 50 percent higher than other bids, but that was not disclosed when the board voted in February.
An orientation meeting was scheduled for Friday, Sept. 22 at 8:30 a.m. Supik said she wanted that meeting to include the adoption of a conflict of interest policy, signed by all the directors.
The directors also agreed to a regular meeting schedule for the upcoming session: Sept. 29 at 10 a.m., Oct. 27 at 10 a.m., Nov. 30 at 7 p.m., Feb. 24 at 10 a.m., March 29 at 7 p.m., April 28 at 10 a.m., May 24 at 7 p.m., June 23 at 10 a.m., July 27 at 10 a.m.
Budget meetings are scheduled Jan. 8-11 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A regular board meeting will be held during that period, following discussion on the budget.
All meetings were scheduled in the Assateague Room of the community center on 235 Ocean Parkway.