Category: Board of Trustees
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It’s Not What They Say, It’s How They Say It
It is the right, even the obligation, of members of our community and Trustees on the Board to identify problems and propose solutions when IVGID staff and management do not meet professional standards or provide high levels of service to our community. However, there are constructive ways to offer up…
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IVGID Board of Trustees Seeks General Manager: Decision Sparks Community Debate
As the Board deliberates on this pivotal decision, stakeholders are urged to consider the long-term ramifications and ensure the appointment aligns with the best interests of the IVGID community. The meeting on February 14th promises to be a forum for robust discourse, as divergent perspectives converge in the pursuit of…
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IVGID Trustees Approve Additional Spending for Community Surveys
The Board of Trustees has sent several surveys in the last few years without seemingly taking any action once feedback is received from the community. It is curious why they continue to allocate 10s of 1000s of dollars to FlashVote for their service. The Board should have enough data by…
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IVGID Trustees Approve Additional Spending for Community Surveys
The decision to commission a series of surveys raises inquiries regarding the specific objectives sought by the Board and IVGID staff, particularly given the substantial history of previous community surveys. Questions have emerged regarding poor and/or slanted survey questions, the utilization of data accumulated from prior surveys, and translation of…
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Down the Forensic Audit Rabbit Hole
The Board of Trustees justification of a forensic audit is largely based on the existence of factors that are typically present when there is fraud, such as high turnover, unreconciled accounts and ledgers being out of balance. But some context is needed before jumping to a reckless and unsubstantiated conclusion that the existence…
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Exposing the Forensic Audit Contract to a Little Sunshine
The IVGID Board of Trustees is about to approve a contract for a forensic audit in the amount of $350,000 to a firm that has deep ties to our Interim Director of Finance, and the process has been flawed from the onset, and Trustee Tulloch admitted that if there were…