Out of sight, out of mind (pool fobs)

Remember back when the HOA board announced the new security plan for the pools that included a "fob" system for entry. You and I have a vague memory of that; right?

Something about a $40,000 contract to Johnson Controls.

When I was at the office on Wednesday, August 9, I inquired about the fob system, since the end of the pool season is rapidly approaching.

The answer was that it has been delayed.

Looking back through Board Minutes, I came to this entry in the Minutes for the February 7, 2023 monthly board meeting.

"The Board approved the Johnson Control [sic] contract for $42,373, to add a fob entry system to both pools."

So the contract was approved at some time between the December 6, 2022 and the February 7, 2023 meetings (there was no meeting in January).

The Contracts Committee apparently approved it. That would be Justin Martin and Cliff Wilson. Did the Finance Committee ever see the contract? The Safety Committee?

The Minutes for the March, April, May, and June board meetings are silent about the fob-entry system. Does the Board just vote to spend $42,000 and then forget about it?

Was a payment made on the contract? Normally, for a contract to be made, some money changes hands. Was there an initial payment? Was the full contract amount paid? What do the financials say?

A quick scan of the monthly financial statements revealed no easily-identified payment to Johnson Controls.

Why hasn't the Board reported to the Members on the status of the fob-entry system?

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