Undercurrents

There are issues which can be seen and talked about above board and then there are issues which are known about, but which don't rise to the surface. Exterior and interior unit renovations are one of them. We all know that money was spent upgrading units, but whose units? How are the dots connected between who is in charge of contracting and who gets the perks? Member pay outs is another example. How does this happen without coming to the membership? It all depends on who you know in high places. If you have any potential chargebacks when moving internally, don't worry. It's called Taking Care of Business and it would never show up in an audit.

A pre-meeting was held before our last All Members Meeting. In attendance were the co-op's lawyer, representatives from the co-op sector, our Office Co-ordinator, Board members and ex-Board members. Was collusion at play to ward off any attempt to dissolve the Board of Directors?

While it seems like a positive move to adopt The Financial Solvency By-law and create a Board of Directors with three (3) outside experts and two (2) members from the co-op, is there collusion to hopefully have two preferred members of the co-op chosen for the Board? Are those members presently being primed for these positions? If this is the case, the last Board's personal agenda will come to fruition - complete power with no intervention from the members whatsoever. The co-op will continue to be in lock down and members will struggle beneath the surface.

It would be great if members were to feel safe, valued and equal, but this is not the case. If members have grave concerns about their Board of Directors, how do they get their voices heard? Certainly not at All Members Meetings - they are too tightly controlled. To what extent are Boards propped up by the co-op sector, and/or the co-op's lawyers?

We continue to tread water . . .