The IVGID Board of Trustees is scheduled to do a performance review of the General Manager, Indra Winquest, on June 14 at 6 pm in the IVGID Board Room. If the date for this meeting changes, we will let you all know. It appears that there is a possibility that a three-member majority of the Board may decide to replace the GM. Last year Trustee Schmitz rated his performance very poorly, and it is likely she will do so again. If two other Trustees follow her lead, they may call for Mr. Winquest to be replaced. This would be a terrible loss for the Incline Village / Crystal Bay community, as Mr. Winquest has served the Distrct faithfully for many years, is uniquely familiar with all aspects of IVGID’s operations, has the full support of IVGID staff, and has successfully managed the District through COVID, staffing challenges, record winter snowfalls, and a host of other trials. He also has the respect and support of a great many local residents.
Unfortunately, Winquest and his staff have also been subjected to harassment, false allegations and slander by a small but vocal and hostile group of perpetually aggrieved residents at Board meetings and on social media. Some 15 complaints have been filed with the State Ethics Commission, which failed to find any substantive ethics violations. Furthermore, some of the Trustees, particularly Trustee Schmitz, have made it extremely difficult for Mr. Winquest to conduct the business of the District, and have constantly disparaged and attempted to micromanage his administrative staff.
Thus, these Trustees may encourage Mr. Winquest to continue as G.M. despite this antagonistic environment, or ask him to resign (though he has on multiple occasions indicated that he very much wants to continue serving our community in this role), or they may take some other measures that eventually lead to his replacement.
Regardless of how this might play out, we are asking members of this community to show up at this Board meeting to support Mr. Winquest, or if necessary, to express your displeasure with these Trustees if Mr. Winquest is forced to relinquish his role. You could also write to the Trustees to express your approval of the way the G.M. has handled his job and dealt so professionally with such a challenging work environment.
You can send emails from your email app to the Trustees by clicking on the links below:
mailto:schmitz_trustee@ivgid.org
mailto:noble_trustee@ivgid.org
mailto:tulloch_trustee@ivgid.org
mailto:tonking_trustee@ivgid.org
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Why did Trustee Schmitz vote NO on the Recreation Center Expansion plan, resulting in the loss of a $25.6M grant from the Duffield Foundation to pay for the project? Some emails between Sara and GM Winquist prior to the vote might help answer this question, and distinguish between the truth and political spin.
Prior to the 9/27/2023 IVGID Board Meeting, Mick Homan sent an email to the Board of Trustees advising them not to take legal action against the former HR Director for releasing a copy of the letter sent to Mr. Dobler. This letter suspended Dobler from using the golf courses for three months because of inappropriate interactions with IVGIID Staff. It is good advice: the Board should listen.
This platform was submitted to Invest in Incline by the Committee to Recall Trustees Schmitz and Dent. The Committee developed this platform when it became apparent that it was likely there would be sufficient signatures collected on the Recall petitions to qualify for a Recall Election. They wanted to indicate the candidate platform they would support for those seeking to replace Trustees who were successfully recalled in the Special Election.
Paul Navazio, former Director of Finance of Incline Village General Improvement District, sets the record straight about financial issues confronting IVGID, and the underlying cause of these and other issues that have precipitated the effort to Recall Trustees Schmitz and Dent
This post reveals Mick Homan’s letter of resignation from the IVGID Audit Committee, and it deserves to be read by every IV/CB resident and property owner. It is a clear depiction of the ethical issues that confront our community as a result of the actions taken by Trustees Schmitz and Dent and Tulloch over the last several months, and more.
