Candidate Mizzi Spends GLA Money for Summer Vacation

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Candidate Mizzi Spends GLA Money for Summer Vacation Nov 7, 2019 21:28:53 GMT -7

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Post by Admin on Nov 7, 2019 21:28:53 GMT -7

Director and Candidate Charlotte Mizzi Spends GLA Money for Summer Vacation
Withdraws $5,000.00 from GLA Account at Bank of the Rockies

At the November 4th, 2019 Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA) Meeting, Director and 2019 candidate, Charlotte Mizzi, admitted to purchasing a $5,000.00 travel card by signing for a withdrawal from the GLA bank account at the Bank of The Rockies. Mizzi's vacation was in August 2019, when she flew to the Mediterranean island of Malta, her birthplace, for a three week stay. Mizzi acknowledged signing the withdrawal slip, but claimed the teller made an error. Mizzi stated that the teller "wrote in the GLA account number" on the withdrawal slip. Mizzi did not check her account or the slip for accuracy. When questioned by the GLA, Board Mizzi responded, "But the numbers are so small you can't even make them out."

Mizzi stated at the November 4th GLA Board Meeting, that "Charlene and Karleen took care of it and told me what happened. I did not know until I got back." Charlene Murphy is a former GLA Director and a Bank of The Rockies employee. Karleen McSherry is the GLA Administrative Assistant. It is not clear how the GLA was reimbursed for the missing $5,000.00.

GLA Treasurer Mark Seaver said at the same meeting that he noticed $5,000.00 was missing just a day or two after it happened. After sitting on the information for two and half months, Seaver finally stated "It needs to be made public. It needs to be noted in the record." Mizzi replied, " Is this because it's an election year? I don't know. What's the point? This was a savings account."

Director Seaver and Mizzi, Charlene Murphy and Karleen McSherry all knew about the missing $5,000.00 in August of 2019. It is not clear if other directors knew and why it took so long for the GLA Board to tell landowners.

Mizzi claimed that she contacted both the teller and the manager at the bank. The teller apologized for the error and the manager was sending a letter explaining that the Bank was responsible for the error. Mizzi, further stated "I assure that they must have put the GLA account number, I have no idea what it is."

In her duties as GLA Board Secretary, Director Mizzi has access to GLA checks which have an account number printed on the bottom. Mizzi was GLA President in 2016. One of her responsibilities then was to sign GLA checks.

A short while later, Director Mark Seaver and Director Charlotte Mizzi engaged in heated conversation. Seaver then resigned as GLA Treasurer and gave the bookkeeping computer to Mizzi. It appears that Mizzi is now in charge of all the GLA funds. Seaver did not have the monthly financial reports ready for the November 4th meeting, so none were issued.

Although the illegal withdrawal of GLA funds happened in August, landowners only learned about it on November 4th. The Forum contacted the Bank of The Rockies in Emigrant. They could not confirm Mizzi's claims. The Forum has also asked the GLA Board for a copy of the letter that Mizzi stated would be forthcoming from the Bank of The Rockies manager. If we receive a copy, we will publish it.

This is a developing story and the Forum will continue to follow it.

The Administrator, Tim Brockett, is also a Director on the Glastonbury Landowners Association Board. The opinions expressed on the Forum are his own and may or may not coincide with the views of the GLA Board.

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Candidate Mizzi Spends GLA Money for Summer Vacation Nov 7, 2019 23:56:33 GMT -7

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Post by Charlotte Mizzi on Nov 7, 2019 23:56:33 GMT -7

Tim Brocket get your facts right. No GLA monies was used for my vacation. I asked the teller to transferred $5000 dollars from my savings account to a travel card on August 22, 2019. When the error was found that the teller mistakenly transferred the money from the GLA account, the bank automatically transferred money from my saving account into the GLA account on August 28, 2019. Charlene Murphy was not the teller. The Bank of the Rockies supplied a letter admitting to their mistake.

The above statement from Tim Brocket is appalling and a stigma to my integrity. This is the second time an attack was made on me. Tim you are using the Forum to promote hate and false statements. I demand an apology and to take back you disgusting narrative above.

Charlotte Mizzi

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Candidate Mizzi Spends GLA Money for Summer Vacation Nov 8, 2019 14:40:54 GMT -7

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Post by Worried on Nov 8, 2019 14:40:54 GMT -7

Does the Secretary, who does not have to be a Board Member really have access to GLA funds? Maybe Mizzi was properly on Bank records when she was President, but now

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I have never had a teller fill in the numbers for me without verifying the name of the account and cannot imagine such an error if all Bank records are correct - i.e. who has legal access to funds being updated after every election.

The delay in bringing this out in the open is concerning, but not nearly as much as Mizzi receiving funds and not catching the error and reporting it herself in a timely manner.

I wonder if Mizzi gave herself a timely "loan" without involvement of any other GLA Director. She has repeatedly spoken of being on a limited budget.

With Mark giving up the Treasurer duties and Charlotte taking them over, I think we all have a lot to worry about - especially if she is re-elected and (fear of all fears) becomes President again.