Mentone Matters was requested by the De La Rosas to post these corrections (Ed. : readers will have to decipher the content for themselves and some of it is not familiar to MM, whose editor/publisher was present at the meeting, although the count sounds right):
“Corrections Please. Post
“There were 9 total present to vote with 5 current Officers present. Gabe did not vote so the vote was 8 people Final count 6 to 2
“Guieterrz said incoming if VICE President should be business owner and he will verify if editor calls him that he thought the Current Vice President should move to President. Which is why Gabe was voted in. Bylaws state voting is necessary to fill ANY vacancy . VP does not become President automatically
“There will not be a teleconference vote for VP Chair unless both Vice Pres-Chair or any other nominees for Vice Pres Chair agree to a VOICE vote rather than a private ballot vote. PER BYLAWS If anyone wants ballot that is on the board then ballot has to be choice” MM
The DeLaRosa’s are running two nonprofits by themselves now but no one is invited as for General Public, good luck with that!
From Angie De La Rosa: “BTW here is my reply I am sending to everyone because you are biased and don’t let ALL other’s reply
Please post this. Since other people’s replies ,in the recent past, have not been shared by the journalist/ editor of MM. That way other opinions or corrections can be viewed. 3 new people joined the Mentone Chamber in the last year, as well M.A.C.A. And one of them became Vice President of M.A.C.A. De La Rosa’s are very involved in helping the community and meeting the new businesses, if that is what you meant about “running” The two organizations welcome the public all the time. There are invitations to be a part of these meetings via emails, on Facebook, on banners, on Chamber mailouts ,and on MM. If people want to join they will. Many folks don’t always like to attend meetings, but some will be more apt to attend the functions, and other events that both groups present each year. After seeing some activity ‘going on’ in the community, then maybe they will decide to join at some point. “