Newspaper Articles

"School woes lead to fines" Daily News-Sun, August 26, 2010; Page Front Page by Zach Colick

Pastor Duran is fined $2,000 for ignoring a county red tag. He will be fined $500 per day if delinquent.

http://www.yourwestvalley.com/suncity/article_14a6adf8-b139-11df-b28b-001cc4c03286.html

The school and the church are relocating out of Sun City.

"Sun City School: Some worry--County: Charters allowed by right if meet criteria", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, July 14, 2010; Front Page
Subject: A Charter School (K-8) has sneaked into the building across the street from the new Fairway Rec Center. The kids can cross the street and do their homework in the new Public Library there and wait for their parents to pick them up after work. Also, the school districts are looking for revenue and having a school in our district can give them an excuse to bring us into the school tax base. If you are against having a school in Sin City's district, attend the protest rally at Sundial Auditorium, Wed. July 21, at 1pm. Your government representatives, both county and state, will be there to feel your outrage.

"RCSC board to re-address member quorum", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, April 14, 2010; Front Page
Subject: The board increased the membership meeting quorum from 100 to 3500, ending membership meetings. A petition drive ensued to remove the power of the board to write bylaws or board policies without membership approval. A bylaw was then written to reduce the time from six month to three to get 3600 signatures and forbidding petition or flyer circulation on RCSC property. These changes doom to failure any effort to have a successful petition drive. Now, the board is trying to cover its tracks by "re-addressing" the quorum issue that stirred up all the trouble in the first place. They should re-address all of their actions like increasing the PIF to $3000 and removing the rights of CCW permit holders rights to self-protection.

"RCSC approves recall petitions, SCFR rejects them", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, April 7, 2010; Page 2
Subject: The Sun City Formula Registry rejects the recall petition {Petition P-03] that the RCSC approved because Vance Coleman's name wasn't included and changed the start date from March 29 to Oct 1 when the homeowners return from summer hiatus. SCFR's request for the board to stop the recall by rescinding their past actions that interfered with membership action was ignored. The RCSC increased the quorum for membership meetings to 3600, decreased the deadline for petition circulation from six months to three, closed the facilities to petition and flyer circulation and debating the issues in the Sun Views. Petitions P-01 and P-02 that will amend the articles to remove board power to recall board members and write bylaws and board policies without a membership vote of ratification is continuing at the dog park, daily Noon-2p.

"Petitions limiting RCSC board's power fail to gather steam--Registry pledges vigilance regardless of outcome", by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, April 2, 2010; Front page and A5

Subject: Two months into petition drive and homeowners still don't know that it's going on. Approaching 1,000 signatures but need 3600 by May 1st. Will continue if short of goal Recall petition granted but rejected by SCFR as to "timing and form"; request Oct. 1 and Vance Coleman to be added at his request. Dog Park petition-signing location, daily from 12-2p. Organization is empowering to "organize better".

"Residents circulate petitions for changes", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, February 17, 2010; Page 2A, 3A, and 6A

Subject: Petitions P-01 and P-02 that will bring to a membership vote amendments to the RCSC Articles of Incorporation are available for signing at The Dog Park on Thunderbird Rd at Del Webb (La Ronde Center westside) daily from Noon to 2 p.m. The changes will remove the board's power to recall board members and write bylaws and board policies without membership ratification.

"SC group begins referendum effort" Daily News-Sun, February 6 and 7, 2010; Page Front Page Top Story by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: The SCFR Petition Drive BEGINS!!! We are circulating two petitions that will bring to a membership vote revisions to the RCSC Articles of Incorporation. The revisions will REMOVE BOARD POWER to recall board members or write bylaws, etc., without a membership vote. Every RCSC member can sign and circulate. WE NEED 4000 SIGNATURES BY APRIL 28.

"RCSC board addresses quorum quandry" Daily News-Sun, February 3, 2010; Page 3A Top Story by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: The board formed an Ad Hoc Committee to "study" the quorum issue after the fact. They already changed the quorum for membership meetings from 100 to 3500!! This mean NO MORE QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS!!! They refused to allow people on the committee who disagree with their decision. Karen Scheurman and Noel Kasper were left off. We believe the RCSC board illegally changed the quorum. See our analysis below:

"Group explores RCSC board recall", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, January 13, 2010; Front Page Story
Subject: The Sun City Formula Registry plans a recall of six board members. This article discusses the pros and cons of that prospect.

"RCSC board detours petition drive--Potential 60-day wait angers some at Thursday meeting", by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, November 20, 2009; Front Page Story
Subject: Noel Kasper attempts to make a motion at a Membership meeting with a quorum to get permission to circulate petitions that would bring to a vote changes in the RCSC articles of incorporation. The chair would not permit the motion. The board is proving that it has given itself power to interfere with the action of the members. The articles guarantee that if there's a conflict between the members and the board the action of the members shall prevail. The members are getting very upset over this.

"Petition request will come before RCSC board" Daily News-Sun, November 18, 2009; Front Page Top Story by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: Call to Action. Thursday, Nov. 18, 9am, Sundial Auditorium Quarterly Membership Meeting. Will make motions to allow petition circulation to bring to a ballot vote amendments to the RCSC articles of incorporation. One would remove the board's power to recall a board member without a membership vote. The other would remove the board's power to write bylaws or board policies without a membership vote. The organizers would have six months to gather 3,800 valid signatures to hold a ballot vote in 2010. ATTEND AND VOTE TO APPROVE CIRCULATING THE PETITIONS!

"RCSC board reconsiders quorum", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, November 4, 2009; Front Page Story
Subject: The new bylaw that would have effectively stopped membership meetings AND board recalls was temporarily tabled. MUST READ! The members need to pay attention to override it again when it comes up, which it will.

"RCSC board tables motion--Members ridicule proposal requiring 3,500 voters for recall quorum" Daily News-Sun, October 30, 2009; Front Page Top Story by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: 350 angry Members showed up to protest the bylaw change that would increase the quorum for membership meetings and recall elections so that it would end both. The board backed down, but don't get complacent. They "tabled" it which means it can come back!

"RCSC board wants massive quorum increase---residents believe move will eliminate meetings" Sun City Independent, October 28, 2009; Front Page Top Story with Guest Commentary

Subject: The new bylaw will effectively stop membership meetings AND board recalls. MUST READ! CALL TO ACTION! 10/28/09, 7 p.m., Mountain View Auditorium, 9749 N 107th Ave.

"RCSC board plans bylaw change--Motion changes number of votes needed in recall election" Daily News-Sun, October 28, 2009; Front Page Top Story by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: Call to Action. Thursday, Oct. 28, 7pm, Mountain View Auditorium. Board makes membership meetings and recall elections impossible. ATTEND AND PROTEST!

"Angry crowd tells board: 'You lie!'" Daily News-Sun, September 25, 2009; Front Page Top Story by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: A quorum at the Sept. 24, 2009, Member/Board meeting made it known that the members are against the $500-increase in the PIF."

http://www.yourwestvalley.com/news/board-8943-angry-crowd.html

"Resident tries petition again" Sun City Independent, September 22, 2009; Page 2 LOCAL NEWS

Subject: Noel Kasper delivers SECOND DRAFT of a petition to change Article IX that would only permit recalling a board member by membership vote.

"Group aims to change Sun City policy" by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, September 5 and 6, 2009; FRONT PAGE

Subject: The Sun City Formula Registry's request for a petition to change Article IX that would only permit recalling a board member by membership vote was rejected. The SCFR plans to accept the changes the RCSC requested and resubmit the petition at the next meeting.

"Residents seek change to prevent board dismissal" -- RCSC has 60 days to review petition" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, September 2, 2009, FRONT PAGE TOP STORY

Subject: The Sun City Formula Registry is gearing up for a petition drive to bring to a vote of the membership a change in Article IX of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation so that board majority bullies can no longer threaten and intimidate the minority with recall if they don't vote unanimously. The request for a petition number was delivered at the August 27, 2009, RCSC board meeting at Sundial. The board has 60 days to comply.

"RCSC board ups preservation fee to $3,000" by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, August 18, 2009; FRONT PAGE

Subject: The board raised by 20% the PIF which holds SC properties for ransom. They claim buyers pay, but sellers are having to pay it just to get out of here.

"Viewpoint homeowners win case against RCSC" by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, July 8, 2009; FRONT PAGE

Subject: The RCSC board voted to raise assessments from $300 to $1000 on Viewpoint Lake homeowners who, consequently, filed suit over it. The RCSC board claimed a 30-year old agreement was "unenforceable," but the judge said it was. The RCSC lost and the agreement stands. The board vacations in July and will decide whether or not to appeal in August when they return. Their modus operandi is to keep appealing until the homeowners run out of money to fight them. This method has been very effective in the past and intimidates homeowners from challenging them in the future.

"Group calls for Ullman return" -- Ousted board member called an 'independent thinker' by Rusty Bradshaw

Sun Cities Independent, June 24, 2009; FRONT PAGE

Subject: The RCSC board voted unanimously to remove board member Ann Ullman. The Sun City Formula Registry opposes the removal. Ms. Ullman is the sole dissenting vote on the board and as such should be allowed to remain and represent her dissenting positions. The RCSC articles of incorporation allows 6 board members to remove the other 3 if in its opinion they are incapable of performing their duties. For a decade the SCFR has warned the membership of the danger of this article to control dissenting views through the oppression by threat of recall by the two-thirds vote. SCFR urges the membership to join in protest and vote to change this article. If the board wishes to recall a board member, it MUST be brought to a vote of the membership.