Eastman--A Lean Accountable Governance Proposal

For a lean, accountable governance structure we need only the following:

·      Establish a 3-5 Person Board, 1-2 elected per year for 3 years including Chair

·      Establish a 5 Person Budget and Finance Committee directly elected by members

--Two elected per year for a 2-yr term

--One elected Chair for a 3-yr term

·      Establish a Planning/Environmental Control Committee 

--Two elected per year for a 2-yr term

--One elected Chair for a 3-yr term

·      All other committees are voluntary, advisory only, to community members

·      Committee reports can be submitted to any of the above however they are advisory and made public when they are submitted.

Let’s keep it simple, folks.

Organizational Changes

The following managers/supervisors report directly to the 3-5 person Board monthly:

·      Golf Course Supervisor (now called Chief Maintenance Officer)

·      Recreation (now called Chief Community Living Officer)

·      General Manager/or Administrator (Chief Operating Officer)

·      Assistant General Manager (now called Chief Financial Officer)

Board meets 2x per month at 5pm—open meetings

·      Mandated spending freeze with GM directly reporting to Members on how/when he/she will reduce spending by 10%

·      GM salary and GA Budget directly voted on by ECA members—contract is for 1 year

·      All other committees are volunteers—advisory only directly to community

·      Any capital spending proposals exceeding $1 Million will be presented to ECA members for a direct vote

For more details on this proposal, see http://eastmanblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-call-for-eastman-governance-change.html