Coto de Caza Civics Lesson and Corresponding Quiz

Coto de Caza Civics Lesson and Corresponding Quiz

Ask not who your delegate is – ask: Why do I need one in the first place?

March 17, 2008

The most recent Coto de Caza's CZ Master Association Board of Directors Newsletter contains a civics lesson and corresponding quiz. The premise is that CZ resident should know about representative government and who represents them, leading to the question: Who is your CZ district delegate?

Perhaps the lesson and corresponding quiz should be updated, given that the CZ form of local government is NOT, repeat NOT, representative. Take for instance the most recent elections intend to do away with what critics call a corrupt delegate system:

70% of CZ members who voted support Direct Popular Elections, and

69% of Delegates who voted support Direct Popular Elections and

Allegedly, the majority on the Board supports Direct Popular Elections, so what happened? Direct Popular Elections amendment failed!

Hence, CZ residents should not ask: Who is my district delegate? The question should be: Why do I need a district delegate in the first place – given that by design, the district delegate is to operate in total secrecy and consequent lack of transparency and accountability - delegates do not have to disclose how they vote, and they certainly do not have to vote the will of the residents in their district.

Boy, did you hit that nail on the head. Our current Delegate system is not a representative form of government because they don’t represent anyone but themselves. My delegate will not reveal how he votes. He obviously does not represent me. And, you know as a thinking human being I don’t need someone who was never elected by anybody to cast a vote for me anyway. Joseph Morabito, former member CZ board of directors.
2006-2007 CZ District Delegates who failed to bring Direct Popular Elections to Coto de Caza during the 2008 Election Cycle

DISTRICT/ # OF VOTING UNTIS
DISTRICT NAME
DISTRICT DELEGATE

1 / 53 votes
Ranchos Colinas (sub-association)
Steve Masler

2 / 107 votes
The Forest/Tiara/The Arbours/Lyon
George Thagard

3 / 120 votes
The Terrace (sub-association)
Ronald Goulden

4 / 39 votes
Grand Coto II
John Smead

5 / 77 votes
Coto Country Homes
Darrell Starnes



Alternate: Don Joynt

6 / 72 votes
Fairway Oaks (sub-association)
Karen Martin

7 / 113 votes
East Hills/East Point
Robert Alberts

8 / 72 votes
Los Verdes (sub-association)
Marilyn Carrabino



Alternate: Marc Coody

9 / 92 votes
Oakmont
Xochitl Yocham

10 / 128 votes
Stonehedge
Andrea Owen

11 / 43 votes
The Trails/Master Collection
Terry Corwin





12 / 50 votes
Summerfield
Corey Ferguson

13 / 121 votes
Hillsboro
Steve Zipperman



Alternate: Joseph Aguirre

14 / 93 votes
The Greens
Debbie White

15 / 100 votes
The Woods/Arroyo Sur
Roy Allen

16 / 62 votes
Fairway Estates
Peter Roth Alternate: Gary Garofolo

17 / 62 votes
Meritage
Preston Walrath

19 / 90 votes
The Classics
Andrew Holzmann

20 / 94 votes
Chantemar
Lyle Schlieder

21 / 58 votes
Canyon Estates
Robert Curran

22 / 26 votes
The Legacy/Enclave/Stonefield Estates
NO DELEGATE

23 / 71 votes
The Pinnacle
Arlene Kraft

24 / 61 votes
Greystone Villas (sub-association)
Don Wegner



Alternate: Joel Hillabrant

25 / 104 votes
Andalusia (sub-association)
NO DELEGATE

26 / 82 votes
Oak Ridge
NO DELEGATE

27 / 106 votes
Tanglewood
Steve Foster

28 / 56 votes
Glen Eagles
NO DELEGATE

29 / 88 votes
Montecito
Bill Bushek

30 / 64 votes
Tapestry
Bob Grich

31 / 89 votes
Grand Coto Estates/Part of Atherton/Part of Weatherly
Lea Ann Miller

32 / 52 votes
Part of Southern Hills/Fairway Reflections
Jerry Scanlan

33 / 90 votes
Glenmere
Wolfgang Greinke

34 / 74 votes
Crooked Oak
Elaine Hamill

35 / 49 votes
Courante
Terry Kwit

36 / 68 votes
Part of Atherton/Part of Weatherly
William Linas

37 / 67 votes
Southern Hills Encore
Vincent Hylka

38 / 65 votes
Terrazza
Nick Newsom

39 / 74 votes
Silver Creek
Mary Spicer

40 / 77 votes
Rosewood
Tracy Fortier, Alternate: Dell Kopper

41 / 81 votes
Spring Hill/Chatham
Joan Walters

42 / 69 votes
Stonefield Private Collection/San Marino
NO DELEGATE

43 / 81 votes
Oak Knoll
Su Walcher

44 / 97 votes
Oak View
Mitch Hill

45 / 62 votes
Terra Vida
Michael Lane

46 / 75 votes
Valle Vista
Bob Varo








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