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How about including the Mac computer that was purchased by the CDS for a past-
publisher that was never returned in that audit..
Lee

Joel Markwell wrote:

> To the CDS BOD:
>
> I understand that the board has recently taken action in the John Jones and
> the Anonymous Email Episode. I note from the your website that Mr. Jones has
> been removed from the Board pending a review of the matter. Should the
> review confirm with any certainty that Mr. Jones did send the email in
> question, I hope that the Board will stand by its action.
>
> I quit the CDS in recent years because of actions or I should say,
> non-actions by the CDS Board of Directors. There were two incidents of
> embezzlement and the Board failed to take any action at that time to perform
> a thorough audit, which I and others had called for after the first
> incident. After the second incident of embezzlement of member monies, I once
> again called strenuously for a thorough audit and once again the board
> demurred and refused to do so. I was told later, second-hand, that the Board
> finally did some kind of audit, although I have never been privy to the
> results. What should have been done was an independent audit by a
> professional accountant not related in any way to the CDS. The audit should
> have included all properties, money, income and debts, equipment loaned and
> salaries and who the salaries were paid to and for what. Once done, the
> results should have been published in the newsletter and prominently on the
> website.
>
> An organization without the taint of scandal and with a good reputation
> might not have to take such steps, but the CDS, in my opinion, does not
> enjoy a good reputation at this time and extraordinary steps ought to be
> taken to recover that reputation. This recent action is a step in the right
> direction.
>
> I would also like to see the Board review its instructor requirements,
> instructor health requirements, its whole training regimen including some
> consideration of a mentor-based learning regimen and the basic fitness
> requirements of all of its instructors.
>
> Not being a member, I don't expect the same consideration of my thoughts as
> a member, however I was a long-time member, an active volunteer and
> supporter of the CDS from 1990 until 1998 and I am an active member of the
> cave diving community. If the CDS is to restore its reputation among cave
> divers around the world, it can't be business as usual, strong measures must
> be considered and taken.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> --
> Joel Markwell
> 736 Ponce de Leon Terrace
> Atlanta, GA 30306-3708
>
> 404-876-3705 (Office)
> 404-229-3455 (Wireless)
>
> joeldm@mi*.co*

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