With the initial guise of boasting how the community needs would be addressed, the new Board unleashed a recent newsletter explaining its direction, which was mostly listing all the fun-fun activities on its agenda that would be made available, and a closing blurb on how the costs applied to the roads and entrance would be looked at. A further newsletter announced the presentation to the Residents at a soon Board Meeting of the Board voted upon The Brassie Grille renovation. I would think roads, gates, and entrance would be the priority matter to address within the Aquarina Community, but NO. The entertainment foundation (i.e. The Brassie Grille)for those with a fun, fun, fun focus, is the Board’s priority.
Is the Board running a cruise ship or overseeing the maintenance and security of a community, which should be the real focus of the Board.
It’s apparent too, that the Board insists on being in the restaurant business, as exemplified by the hiring of a chef/food and beverage director for The Brassie Grille; all overseen by the AGI. many questions arise with this new hire. Let’s see:
- Who determines the Brassie Grille budget, the new hire?
- Or is there a budget, since the Residents’ funds feed the expenses of this entity, (The Brassie Grille), when the entity’s funds are short to pay for its expenses?
- If there is a budget, who decides its makeup? The Board with its chest of resident funds, or the new hire. If the new hire, then was he promised that overage expenses would be covered, or was he made responsible for his budget.
- Who hires the staff, the new hire?
- Who decides what the Brassie Grille staff is paid, the new hire?
- Who decides on any employee benefits, the hire?
- Who decides on the menu, the new hire?
- Who decides on the days and hours of operation, the new hire?
- Is there a contract for the new hire spelling out the responsibilities of the new hire?
If the new hire is free from the above responsibilities, then certainly the Board has decided to be in the restaurant business with the Residents’ cash cow of funds to pay and carry the Brassie Grille through its expenses, regardless if it can support itself or not. Unfortunately, the Residents will never know, since the financial books are not open to the Community. Remember, the Board spent our funds to hire attorneys to prevent the Residents from having access to the financial data on the AGI. They’re playing with our funds. I’d like to see their Quick Books or whatever program they use on the AGI. But NO. Hmm.
There are certainly many more questions and concerns, but there are no answers because the the Board’s financial transparency of how our funds are spent is not provided. Again, The Brassie Grille is the center and foundation of the Board’s social programs for the community. The social programs entertain a segment of the Aquarina Community, not the whole Community, yet its cost is on the whole Community, while Aquarina’ tired infrastructure needs are continually kicked down the road.
BTW -Do we know the salary of the new hire?
If the Board insists on being in the restaurant business, then a cost effective approach would be to hire a manager/bar tender for the alcohol sales. Snacks could be made available, and and a refrigerated glass food pantry could be put in place, for storing sandwiches, and maybe frozen pizzas or dinners to buy.
Is this Board in the entertainment and restaurant businesses or should its priority be the responsibility for overseeing the workings of our community, e.i. maintenance of its infrastructure and providing a safe environment for its Residents?
Oh yes, the food trucks and the farmers’ market is a positive addition, but it’s a distraction to what is really needed.
MUCH MORE TO COME.
