PART I I OF A THREE PART SERIES: THIS BOARD IS SO ILLEGAL THAT THEY DENY INFORMATION, AND A FELLOW BOARD MEMBER'S RIGHT TO KNOW, AND REVIEW. THERE ARE THREE BOARD SEATS UP FOR A VOTE. TWO OF THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. ONE, MCMILLIN IS. FREE OUR GOVERNANCE OF HIS ILLEGAL MOVES, AND GIVE WEDGEFIELD A FRESH START

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As promised, I'm providing Part II in this series.  This time we are dealing with "Conflict of Interest" and your board -  president, legal chair, etc. - the entire board, minus one,  toying with our governing documents, on a very clearly defined issue.  Who is harassed and bullied, and over ruled with a vote to proceed?  The only board member trying to do the right thing.  Why is another 2013 transcription important?  Because today we continue to live with the same players at the board table for all these years.  New residents, and long term residents, need to follow the trail to Wedgefield's dictatorship.  There isn't even one questioning board member left at the table to at least bring things forward "on the record".  In fact, we have no visible record.  This board is afraid of something.  They have removed their sanitized minutes, tapes of meetings, and even our FINANCIALS from the WPA website.  P.S.:  I attended the September 19, 2017 meeting last night, and this ridiculous governance was alive and well!  More to report on that meeting later.

We have three board seats open.  Note Cline does nothing to support legitimate questions, and votes against our governing documents.  Her seat is open, and she isn't running again.  Good.  She laughs - doesn't defend, and helps the others.  Fill her seat with someone new, and not a ringer to help those that continue.  Fill Ebert's seat the same way.  McMillin's seat is the third seat.  .  What did he do to stop the injustice then?  NOTHING, he was working to help this crew, and not defend any of legality in this whole mess, and votes with them.  Get him off the board.  

A direct quote from,

"HOMEOWNER SUITS AGAINST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS"   

"DIRECTORS MUST ALSO VOTE AGAINST ACTIONS TAKEN OR ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT THEY ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH AND RECORD THEIR DISAGREEMENT IN THE MEETING MINUTES.  FAILURE TO PERFORM ANY OF THESE DUTIES IN A REASONABLY DILIGENT AND PRUDENT MANNER COULD EXPOSE THE DIRECTOR TO LIABILITY TO HOMEOWNERS FOR BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY." 

HERE'S THE TRANSCRIPTION: More transcriptions from 2013 Conflict of interest:
So far this project appears in conflict of interest, poorly developed specs, poor management, and lacks common sense, and once again you'll see some of these members take liberties in verbally abusing a questioning board member.  You've let them get away with it before so you've added wind beneath their wings in doing it again.  Perhaps this is why no one would run for board this year, except these same players.

More discussion follows about maintaining the outside of the gate house because it is a historical monument for Wedgefield.  They talk about DeMarchi's humidifier, not maintaining the inside of the gate house, etc.  Interestingly enough you hear a lot of discussion at the board table that doesn't come through clearly on the tape.  Many board members are speaking.  The gavel never hits the table, except once. We'll go back to transcription as DeMarchi prepares to ask the board for the funding for this project.

DeMarchi, "At this time I'd like to have the money approved."  There is a question from someone on the board that can't be heard on the tape that sounds like someone is asking about the two lowest bids.  DeMarchi says, "....quotes "R" company and Walton's bids."  McBride, 'IS THAT JACKY WALTON?"  Watch DeMarchi try taking the question around the pole instead of answering it directly.   Really, his answer looks like an insult to the intelligence of any person witnessing, or listening to this meeting. DeMarchi, "Walton Construction Company, 2610 South Island Road."  McBride, " I would think  Jacky, this is a conflict of interest for you."  President Walton, "Well I want to just say that - let me explain something.  Al, had given these contractors a scope of work. Are you going to set me aside just because I'm a board member trying to help out the plantation?"  McBride, "All I'm saying is - covenants and by-laws - this would be a conflict of interest for you."  DeMarchi, "I don't see that."  McBride,  "Explain."  President Walton, "I would like to know why....if it comes to me being a contractor, how could it be a conflict of interest.  I sent in a sealed bid like everybody else."  DeMarchi, "Let me clarify something here.  I - since I just opened these bids, OK.  Walton Construction, Jacky Walton is the only one of the three, I'm sorry, Walton responded to item 3 which is the gate house proposal.  As far as the dry wall and doing all the replacement work there and Brinnson's price was $5,610 and Walton's price was $1,609.  Now John these were sealed bids.  They all received the same scope of work.  Mr. Walton, OUR PRESIDENT, did not receive any preferential treatment.  He's done work in the plantation here for years, and I think your remarks rather discriminatory."  McBride, "I don't agree."  DeMarchi, "You have no basis for it."  McBride, "It's a conflict of interest.  You get any attorney and suggest you do this.  They'll say that having someone on the board work for the plantation is a conflict of interest because first, he's our president.  This is good enough?  This is the way it is going to be?"  Yelling begins at the board table and the gavel is pounded.  President Walton, "...like every contractor, I submitted a sealed bid.  I don't know who came in first or whatever, because I have not talked to...So where is the conflict, is what I don't understand."

Please listen to this portion of the tape at the Wedgefield Times.  I've transcribed more but it is long and ugly.  McBride continues to make the point that he feels this is conflict of interest.  Walton says he'll withdraw his bid.  DeMarchi says he won't allow it.  Garrison jumps in and just keeps it going, in Garrison fashion.  McBride, ASKS TWO, IF NOT THREE TIMES, FOR GARRISON TO GET A LEGAL OPINION ON THIS.  McBride fights for his point speaking to Wedgefield's long history of mishandled contracting.  Garrison quibbles.  Cline interjects and laughs at points.  DeMarchi adds more argument.  He begins to name all the people in the contracting business he knows.  Garrison tells McBride his exceptions are MORONIC.  Cline begins to talk about discussing it as a human being and Walton has done work here and there aren't complaints and we know where he lives.  Anderson looks up conflict of interest and reads a definition.  In the end DeMarchi wants to put forth a motion to do stage I and stage II (inside of the gate house).  Garrison just wants stage I done.  DeMarchi puts forth a motion to do stage I and the window of the marina house.  Your board votes 5 - 1 to approve.  McBride has voted no.  Walton abstains.  
Please note:  I write the board shortly after the meeting, and ask each and every board member to tell me in writing, how this award is not a conflict of interest, when held to the "Conflict of Interest" that each and everyone of them signed.  As noted above, legal chair Garrison, won't take it to the attorney for opinion.  Everyday, I get up and publish the same question to Jacky Walton.  He doesn't answer, but after an extended period of time Garrison takes it to the attorney, and announces it is a conflict, and our president gives the money back for the supplies he purchased, and they sit for over two years!