Glenbrooke News

What do you call a group of individuals who are worried about their power and their egos. Individuals who knit pick about a form allegedly not completed properly but are in clear violation of the California Civil Code. Individuals who refuse to take advantage of free expertise because they don’t want to give up authority. I call them the Board of Directors of the Glenbrooke Homeowners Association.

Please let me explain my rational so you may better understand my thinking. First, A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR POWER. At the last board meeting I suggested the Board appoint a committee to assist them in drafting a policy on guest usage of the facility and budget issues. The board members, including both homeowner members, did not support this suggestion. After the meeting I went to one board member and asked why they are opposed to committees to assist them on the finance and the guest policy. I was informed that he did not want to give up his authority.

The Board should realize that this community has a lot of talented individuals who could assist the Board in making suggestions on budgets and other hot issues. By worrying they would lose power indicates their lack of understanding of good management practices. Regardless what a committee proposes, the Board has the final authority on all decisions.
Failure of the Board to take advantage of this talent is very shortsighted and does not provide the community with the best possible management.

Second, I indicated the ego problem. In the April board meeting the issue of guest use of the facility was discussed. Based on that discussion, a board member and or staff prepared a proposed rule change. This proposed change was approved for posting at the next board meeting. Needless to say the proposed change did not sit well with the members. Thankfully, as one or more board members said we listen to your concerns and prepared an amendment. That amendment was substituted with another amendment that incorporated portions of the original proposal. The President then read what the new proposal would be. Several members in attendance asked that it be posted for review. Our own homeowner members of the board did not heed to the members request. I had the feeling that they wrote it and they were not willing to post the new proposal since the last posting caused such uproar. Don’t want to go through that again.

Lastly, the knit picking by the Board. Although I am not completely sure what is needed to form a recognized group I do know that the Board is violating the Civil Code. For them to say a group is not approved because the treasurer’s name is omitted while at the same time board members violate state law is preposterous.

I do appreciate the hard work and effort of our board members. I know what they face since I  was elected to a community service in the past. Lets not get caught up in our power and egos. Lets all work together and make this a better community. The Board’s having a “going it alone mentality” can only adversely affects the Community. Let the Board use the members that are willing to help to provide assistance. Don’t shut them out.