Tonight at the Board of Supervisor's Meeting there was quite a discussion about "Agent of Record" for our property and liability Insurance.
As we heard, Gordon Burke has been the agent for the above insurance for many years. I've watched him make his presentations and apparently, he had found the best deals for us because I have not observed another agent coming in and presenting another policy that would be better.
As I understand it, another agent could not bid with a policy that was already in place. The only way this could happen is for our Board of Supervisors to make another agent the "Agent of Record". In this case, this resolution by our Board of Supervisors allowed a brand new insurance agent and the agency he works for to steal Gordon Burke's business.
I confronted Larry Pratt and one of the agency's owners outside of the meeting. I don't know this guy's name but what he said was...,that's how insurance works. Really? My father-,in-law and my husband's uncle were in insurance all of their working lives and this is not how it works.
In insurance as in any business, you earn it. You go out and find a policy that is better than the one we already have or you find a policy that offers something we need but don't have. You work for it. You don't steal it. Shameful.
Somebody please buy this house. I am so tired of living around people who think they are entitled.
Monday, August 1, 2016
1 Aug 2016 Board of Supervisors' Meeting
When I arrived this morning, we were told that only two Supervisors would be present and Phillis Williams would be on the phone.
It was my understanding that there has to be a physical quorum in the room before a meeting could be held. Said another way, the Supervisors may not use a phoned in presence to create a quorum. When Attorney John Perry arrived, I asked the question. Perry checked and found this to be true.
The BOS will meet this afternoon at 4p.
To the BOS, this is what happens when you attempt to change meetings to disenfranchise one of your members. All of you ran with the knowledge that meetings were at 5p on the first Monday, the 15th and the last day of the month. Now you want to meet only on the first and third Mondays and your meetings are too long for the public's comfort. So, I ask you:
Who are you serving? Us or yourselves?
It was my understanding that there has to be a physical quorum in the room before a meeting could be held. Said another way, the Supervisors may not use a phoned in presence to create a quorum. When Attorney John Perry arrived, I asked the question. Perry checked and found this to be true.
The BOS will meet this afternoon at 4p.
To the BOS, this is what happens when you attempt to change meetings to disenfranchise one of your members. All of you ran with the knowledge that meetings were at 5p on the first Monday, the 15th and the last day of the month. Now you want to meet only on the first and third Mondays and your meetings are too long for the public's comfort. So, I ask you:
Who are you serving? Us or yourselves?
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