Just got this email. For any informed CI members. Who should I vote for? I don't have the time to do the homework on these people and it's pretty ridiculous that a re-vote would cost 40Gs. Whichever board member currently thinks that's an acceptable charge should probably step down. haha
The election deadline for the Board of Directors is Friday June 6 and the quorum requirements have not been met yet. If quorum is not reached, another election will need to be run at a cost to the Club of approximately $40,000.
Sincerely,
INTRAWEST RESORT CLUB GROUP
Manager of CLUB INTRAWEST
I wonder if the inability of "Intrawest Resort Club Group" to obtain a quorum is a shortcoming of the Management Company, the membership, or both? In my opinion, the Board and Management Company have a long history of limiting Member engagement in the Club, and in particular, in its future. One measure of this, might be the minutes of Board Meetings; read them and please let me know if you have any idea of what is going on at the Club, or its future directions. Based on the paucity of information shared by the Club with its Members, one could question wether or not that limited Member engagement has led to "Member apathy," and if the Board and Management Company are ultimately responsible for a failed election? If so, than, in my opinion, the cost for repeating the election, and developing a solution to the potential cause of the failed election, should be borne by the Management Company,and not by the Members of Club Intrawest.
Personally, I find this year's Slate of Nominees to be rather hysterical (not the individuals, but the Slate). It seems that in the early days of the Club, when the membership was counted in the hundreds or low thousands, that a corresponding few nominees were just slightly palatable. But, now that the Club has many more Members, and the number of nominees - - this year, 44 - - each represented by a one paragraph bio for Members to determine who they want to see on the Board - - there seems to be no conceivable way for the membership to make an informed decision who to elect to the Board. Which corroborates Bill's theory that whoever the Developer/Management Company wants to see in the open position on the Board, is what will be achieved.
In my opinion, in a forward thinking organization, the Board would have addressed the above by taking the necessary steps to change the Club's bylaws many years ago, when the size of the membership crossed some threshold. It seems to me that a Nominating Committee is clearly in order, and that a slate of, let's say 5 or 6 nominees, with something more than a one paragraph bio, should be put forward by the Nominating Committee for the Member's consideration. But, 44 nominees, each represented by a 1 paragraph bio, come on! I'd say that Board member term limits are in order too, as evidenced by one Board Member having served for 19 years - - that' right 19 years - - on the Board.
I think I'm reading the incumbent's bio correctly, and that that person has served on the Board (as a member of the board, elected by the members, not the Developer or Management Company) since 1995 - - for 19 consecutive years! By golly, there's something noteworthy about that!
