Early in the Board election process, the board candidates were invited to meet one on one with the President of the Board.  I was also invited to meet with Karen McAdam for a “background briefing”.  I respectfully declined the President’s invitation.  I was curious enough to accept Karen’s invitation.   After what seemed like an eternity of her explaining what should be done at RCSC, she agreed to hand out little slips of paper endorsing me, and I was grateful but, quite honestly, my ears hurt.  I realize now that this briefing was a way to make sure I agreed with her.

This screening process for candidates is quite common in political parties and in National, State and Local elections.  I was surprised to see it being used in a volunteer recreation center board.  However, to control the Board, one group must have five people that will vote together to support the agenda of the group or vote together to support each other’s agenda.  Those who seek to control the RCSC Board will secretly screen or recruit potential board candidates to assure they have the “correct views”.   I was just learning and honestly had no agenda other than transparency and data-based decision making in mind.   I also received the most votes of any candidate in recent history.  Go figure.

In my opinion the RCSC election process is way over politicized and is not what was intended by the Sun City founders.  Again, in my view, there is a duty of impartiality owed by each Board member to the membership implied within the fiduciary duty spelled out in the Corporate Documents.  Directors should not be for or against any activity but should only look to maximize the quality and quantity of recreational activities in total.

Next up   – A cold shower for those in power