While the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors met on Monday to discuss the introduction of a new fiscal year budget, talk quickly turned towards golf when Director Dave Stevens reminded the board that an open meeting with golf management company Landscapes Unlimited had been approved in November.
As of Jan. 4, he said, no such meeting had been scheduled.
“What I suggest is that we do it at the earliest possible opportunity, which would proceed where we are now,” he said. “Are you just going to ignore that motion and say we’re not going to do it?”
Director Jack Collins said the meeting was meant to “open up the process” so membership could hear about the interaction between Landscapes and the board.
Landscapes executives recently met with the golf committee, which released a lengthy report detailing the interaction.
“I think that’s a healthy exercise,” he said. “Out of convenience, if they’re going to be here for [the] budget process, I don’t have any problem with them making a presentation on a unique day, other than the day that they make their presentation to the budget and finance committee concerning this particular budget.
“In my mind, it was designed to be a unique, separate meeting to allow the folks in the community … to come to this meeting and see what’s going on,” Collins added.
He went on to say the meeting was not meant to double-check the work of the golf committee, which consists of three board members, but rather to involve the larger community.
“If we go through that exercise and there is not a large number of people that show up, then, hey, we’ve done our duty,” Collins said.
Board President Pat Renaud said he and General Manager Bob Thompson would work to set up the meeting.
Director Tom Terry said he agreed it needed to be done, although he took a slightly gentler approach.
“We also have to recognize that they are a company with executives and their own schedules, and we need to work out a reasonable approach to this with LU as to who’s going to attend,” he said. “But Pat, the motion was there. It was 5-2 … you do need to follow up on it.”
Following the meeting, Renaud admitted he was stalling, but said, “I didn’t know what [the meeting] was for.”
“We have the final report [from Landscapes] that’s in the budget report, but they want to have an open meeting with everybody there,” he said. “That’s fine. We argued that out today, which wasn’t part of the agenda today – and Dave was reminded about that – but he’s steadfast and holding onto that.”
Before the meeting was scheduled, however, Renaud said he wanted the board to approve a specific agenda.
“I’m going to notify all of the board as to what the purpose of the meeting is going to be and what the agenda is going to be before we call up LU and ask them to fly in here from Nebraska again,” Renaud said.
As of Jan. 4, he said, no such meeting had been scheduled.
“What I suggest is that we do it at the earliest possible opportunity, which would proceed where we are now,” he said. “Are you just going to ignore that motion and say we’re not going to do it?”
Director Jack Collins said the meeting was meant to “open up the process” so membership could hear about the interaction between Landscapes and the board.
Landscapes executives recently met with the golf committee, which released a lengthy report detailing the interaction.
“I think that’s a healthy exercise,” he said. “Out of convenience, if they’re going to be here for [the] budget process, I don’t have any problem with them making a presentation on a unique day, other than the day that they make their presentation to the budget and finance committee concerning this particular budget.
“In my mind, it was designed to be a unique, separate meeting to allow the folks in the community … to come to this meeting and see what’s going on,” Collins added.
He went on to say the meeting was not meant to double-check the work of the golf committee, which consists of three board members, but rather to involve the larger community.
“If we go through that exercise and there is not a large number of people that show up, then, hey, we’ve done our duty,” Collins said.
Board President Pat Renaud said he and General Manager Bob Thompson would work to set up the meeting.
Director Tom Terry said he agreed it needed to be done, although he took a slightly gentler approach.
“We also have to recognize that they are a company with executives and their own schedules, and we need to work out a reasonable approach to this with LU as to who’s going to attend,” he said. “But Pat, the motion was there. It was 5-2 … you do need to follow up on it.”
Following the meeting, Renaud admitted he was stalling, but said, “I didn’t know what [the meeting] was for.”
“We have the final report [from Landscapes] that’s in the budget report, but they want to have an open meeting with everybody there,” he said. “That’s fine. We argued that out today, which wasn’t part of the agenda today – and Dave was reminded about that – but he’s steadfast and holding onto that.”
Before the meeting was scheduled, however, Renaud said he wanted the board to approve a specific agenda.
“I’m going to notify all of the board as to what the purpose of the meeting is going to be and what the agenda is going to be before we call up LU and ask them to fly in here from Nebraska again,” Renaud said.