Opinion
Oakmont Village Board Election in April 2021 I am going to write from my heart because I believe that what comes from the heart goes to the heart. I am very concerned about the current board direction and agenda. I feel I am not being heard as well as many of other Oakmonters. Perhaps I…
Oakmont Village Association Bylaws – Whats Next? In a Sept 14th article to the Oakmont Observer, I indicated that there could be some “unintended consequences” if Article XI of the OVA bylaws were changed to allow a reduced quorum threshold to change other bylaws. Some possible changes were included in that article. Since that 9/14…
Kevin Hubred resigned as general manager of Oakmont in August, and Steve Spanier, President of the OVA Board of Directors, has given his notice of resignation for later this month of November. For the first time in the history of the village, the community finds itself without two members of the top leadership in both …
I read with great interest this article in the September 15, 2020 issue of the Oakmont News. I read it with a broader perspective of what is a community and how we ALL can come to a consensus. Let me start with a definition of what a community is: “A common definition of community emerged…
“We want to hear from you, especially regarding the Phase 1 process for amending our bylaws.” Per the above, please consider the following as part of the OVA’s request for comments on the process for amending bylaws. Approving the 55 minor changes to the language and legal references as presented by the 2018 BRC should…
As a member of the now-disbanded Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC), I voiced concern about the current proposal to reduce the quorum requirement for amending the Bylaws. Other options for voting percentage requirements were raised and discussed during our work on this particular revision. However, the option that is now being put forth by the OVA…
