I think you have hit the nail on the head we are group of bulb enthusiasts who all share a love of geophyte’s. I don’t think or at least not me feel there is any financial shenagsns going on. By the same standard why the unnecessary control of the executive group. I understand when a group ie new. It’s not needed now. All the members are extremely capable of deciding if they want to volunteer or not to be on the board. Transparency, job descriptions and how their success will be measured is what is needed. It’s time to allow the best and brightest to run the group. If there is a good arguement against it, other than ego and tradition I would like to hear it? This is a discussion long overdue. So let’s be adults and move forward with what’s the best path for PBS….not some private back room transfer of power Mike On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 10: 36 AM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Do we really believe there have been mistakes with finances? I do not know > of them. We are not here to bankroll money from bulbs. We are a > not-for-profit organization. Through PBS, there are minor gifts and > financial awards given. That's better than some other 501(c)3 > organizations with far more money. Creating a larger bank account means > more accountability for the organization and more work for unpaid board > members. I think it is far better to keep a volunteer organization lean > and as streamlined as possible to avoid complications caused by large > amounts of money. > > I was somewhat dismayed that a comment like this. What was the source of > this comment? > We print the financial report in each Bulb Garden and a Treasurer's > report is provided prior to every Board meeting.Any financial decisions > that are made are voted on by the full board out in the open. Minutes are > produced following each meeting and voted on the next Board meeting. > If anyone has any questions or concerns about how and where funds are > allocated please contact me. > ArnoldArnold140@verizon.net > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…