CSD Meeting Hyjinks

On August 3, 2009 CSD Board of Directors met and several disquieting items occurred. Sitting in public spaces one normally attends to observe, listen, and occasionally comment at the proper time. This meeting was so disconnected to the point of being illegal under the Brown Act. We had the usual BOD actors, but this time their hyjinks soared to new heights.

The Board was in the middle of a Public Hearing when Director Kinsella chose and insisted upon reading a "censure" he had composed directed at another Board member. Had Kinsella chosen to read his composition into the record at any time, since it was not on the agenda, it would have been out of order unless he chose to use Director's Comments time. The Public Hearing regarding Delinquent Balances Placed on Availability Billing had just been opened when Director Kinsella insisted that he be allowed to speak. In the middle of the hearing, President Marquette, seeing that he did not have control of the meeting just then said that Director Kinsella had the floor. After the reading, discussion ensued, after which BOD was asked to vote on censuring Director Barton for writing his thoughts to the Foothill Express. What happened to the Public Hearing? It was returned to after the hyjinks of the moment.

One or two items down the agenda we experienced another interruption by Director Ross who had another composition to read to the gathering. Was this on the agenda? Well, no, but it seemed a likely time so he just went ahead with President Marquette's okay and at the end of that we heard President Marquette offer to step down as President if Director Ross wanted to be President. The problem here is that the Board of Directors has a Vice President. It is Director Barton. And if President Marquette chooses to be President no longer that is up to him, but how and why could/would Director Ross be President?

I came away completely confused and wondering just what is going on at our previously rational, organized CSD.

Sally Punte