(July 27, 2017) No formal announcement had been made as of press time on the hiring of a new Ocean Pines Association general manager, although several directors recently sprinkled clues that one could be eminent.
Last Thursday, Board Vice President Dave Stevens said an offer had been made to one of the several general manager candidates the board met with earlier this month.
“A manager has been selected,” Stevens said. “I don’t know whether the last ‘T’ has been crossed and ‘I’ dotted.”
He said the person was “not exactly local, local, but he’s from the East Coast.”
“He’s had both community, municipality management experience and he’s had HOA experience,” Stevens said. “Most of the others [candidates] that were available to us were municipality only.”
Stevens also hinted the person had at least some experience running a restaurant.
“It’s also quite possible that our new general manager, with his experience and contacts, will be able to make an active contribution [to the clubs],” Stevens said.
He said the person could start as soon as September.
Stevens added all five finalists interviewed by the board were “all pretty good” and more than 100 applications had been received.
Director Doug Parks, the only incumbent running in the election this year, provided further details during a candidate forum on Saturday.
“One of the things that’s in front of us that I’m happy to report is … bringing in a new GM,” Parks said. “That is something that I will take personal responsibility for not moving forward in a more expeditious manner to get that done.
“We now have someone that is eminent,” Parks added. “I don’t have all the details right now, but having addressed that process myself, I know where we are with it.”
Parks later added some details about the contract, specifically the lack of bonuses.
“I will tell you that lessons learned from the previous GM contractual arrangements that were made were certainly taken into consideration by the board,” he said. “I can publically say that the same conditions and employment contract, bonuses included, are not part of what the board thought was appropriate to offer as a package for the new general manager.
“I think it is important to make sure that you bring on somebody who has the best interest of running the association … that’s the genesis of how he or she becomes a good general manager, and a bonus is not really one of the things I’d be interested in,” Parks continued. “Trust me, we’ve got that covered.”
Last Thursday, Board Vice President Dave Stevens said an offer had been made to one of the several general manager candidates the board met with earlier this month.
“A manager has been selected,” Stevens said. “I don’t know whether the last ‘T’ has been crossed and ‘I’ dotted.”
He said the person was “not exactly local, local, but he’s from the East Coast.”
“He’s had both community, municipality management experience and he’s had HOA experience,” Stevens said. “Most of the others [candidates] that were available to us were municipality only.”
Stevens also hinted the person had at least some experience running a restaurant.
“It’s also quite possible that our new general manager, with his experience and contacts, will be able to make an active contribution [to the clubs],” Stevens said.
He said the person could start as soon as September.
Stevens added all five finalists interviewed by the board were “all pretty good” and more than 100 applications had been received.
Director Doug Parks, the only incumbent running in the election this year, provided further details during a candidate forum on Saturday.
“One of the things that’s in front of us that I’m happy to report is … bringing in a new GM,” Parks said. “That is something that I will take personal responsibility for not moving forward in a more expeditious manner to get that done.
“We now have someone that is eminent,” Parks added. “I don’t have all the details right now, but having addressed that process myself, I know where we are with it.”
Parks later added some details about the contract, specifically the lack of bonuses.
“I will tell you that lessons learned from the previous GM contractual arrangements that were made were certainly taken into consideration by the board,” he said. “I can publically say that the same conditions and employment contract, bonuses included, are not part of what the board thought was appropriate to offer as a package for the new general manager.
“I think it is important to make sure that you bring on somebody who has the best interest of running the association … that’s the genesis of how he or she becomes a good general manager, and a bonus is not really one of the things I’d be interested in,” Parks continued. “Trust me, we’ve got that covered.”