Re: [SC-SCOOP] Re: [SCBuzz] SUN CITY SUMMERLIN AGAIN!

Mr. Silver, in a lot less words what you are pointing out is the lack of ACCOUNTABILITY. Accountability is a concept in ethics and governance with several meanings, the lack of accountability is the common denominator associated with SCSCAI's management and Board oversight failure.  Accountability can not exist without proper accounting practices, in other words absence of accounting means absence of accountability.

OUR ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS

Dwain Kramzar 

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Bernard Silver <silverinvegas@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Mr. Alitt,

In any entity such as this CIC, where we do not have a clearly defined "Management System" including very tightly defined Standard Operating Procedures for Purchasing, there is room for mischief\dishonesty.

Many years ago, I and Fred Schaefer investigated a situation regarding the procurement of "Bed Blade Grinders".

With our combined engineering and hands on machinery background it didn't take us long to "kill" a Purchase

Order for the last of three units that had been ordered because A. the funding was in the Reserves and B. a relatively incompetent (my words) staff member convinced the Finance Committee\Board of the need.  Our examination and consultation with the manufacturer revealed that the machines had a virtual indefinate lifespan and spare parts were available.  The brutal fact was that the operator didn't know how to use the equipment correctly.

When we asked as to what had happened to the two units that had already been replaced we, received very very vague and unacceptable answers.   As a qualified 'tool and die maker' I would bet anything that 2 units were removed from our property that were in no need to be replaced.  Our calculations showed that only one unit was needed for three golf courses and that one could do all that was necessary in two, 40 hour weeks.   The prime moving staff member left shortly thereafter.  Needless to say but I will, with the changing of Directors every year and with Executive Directors who have no understanding of the hardware of our amenities, it is easy to have such incidents .... think of the latest.....  POOP in the swimming pools that they were unaware of.  Lack of communications .... lack of a Management System.

Bernard Silver