Kontos Shelter Bay recall vote today

Will Judy Kontos be a Shelter Bay Community director tomorrow? Community leasehold members voted through 12:30 p.m. today “whether or not you approve the recall,” with “yes” a vote to remove her. Kontos was sanctioned and suspended Feb. 15 based on four code of conduct complaints filed against her in the fall.

A special membership meeting was held April 12, starting at 11 a.m., recessing at 11:45 a.m. and reconvening at 5:30 p.m. The sole agenda item was Kontos recall for “four violations of rules and regulations of the association’s code of conduct and rules of order. Kontos and residents were on the agenda to comment.

Voting results were to be announced at 5:30 p.m. The meeting was to then adjourn.

In March residents were mailed a four page packet, yellow ballot, blue secrecy envelope and white mailing envelope with an affidavit to be signed by the member. Failure to follow instructions invalidates mail-in ballots. People voting in person were given a white ballot.

The one page “explanation of ballot issue” stated the board’s case that the board acted on seven code of conduct complaints totaling 18 violations between Oct. 26 and Dec. 7. Board President Wendy Poulton appointed an ethics committee, which “held both informal and formal investigations” and found four of the complaints had merit, the summary stated.

The explanation summarized the association’s investigation process and the board’s Feb. 6, 2023 acceptance of the ethics committee’s findings having merit.

Kontos appealed. In reviewing her appeal the board supported the committee’s finding and on Feb. 15 sanctioned Kontos “by suspension pending a recall vote of the community membership.”

The mailed materials did not cite “Regulation 40.030.030 Findings of Investigation / Judgment.” “E” that following suspension the board “immediately call(s) for a Special Meeting/Election of the membership to remove the board member.”

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