To the Editor:

In furtherance of my letter published in the Garden City News on Friday, January 27, 2012 relating to the expansion of the Open Meeting Law and the POAs’ position that they are not subject to it because of their status as non profit organizations, such position should be modified as follows: (1) every household in the POA area should be a member without the payment of dues. However, donations should be invited and given; (2) the minutes of all their meetings should be readily available (3) when the POAs meet before making recommendations or comments to the Village government, it should be an open meeting with the time, date and place duly published in the Garden City News with the minutes readily available; (4) the number of POA meetings is inadequate and should be increased to at least six; (5) the backgrounds and histories of all POA officers should be made available so that residents may discern if they have any conflicts of interests or any ethical problems.

We were recently requested to rejoin the WPOA as members. Would you rejoin an organization which when you ran for the School Board forwarded the resume of your opponent to all households but did not transmit yours? When the pulpit of St. Anne’s Church was used to advocate the election of your opponent without your name even mentioned?

As an attorney, an arbitrator and law school professor who had published several Law Review articles one of which was cited by the United States Supreme Court in the majority of a five to four decision and the founder of a publication “The Admiralty Practicum” at St. John’s Law School I believe I was qualified.

Joseph A. Calamari