By the way, when one contemplates the wisdom of paying Bob Malm a $100,000 bonus in 2014, especially in light of the church’s failure to plan for the replacement of the school’s HVAC system, it’s important to know that there were vestry members who wanted to give Bob the full $200,000. That’s right, folks, there were vestry members with so little financial common sense that they wanted to give away $200,000 of the church’s funds.
This includes Lisa Medley, whom Bob Malm later asked to serve as senior warden.
So, when Bob pulls his usual trick at the upcoming parish meeting of taking zero responsibility for the hot mess that is Grace Church, just remember: Bob appoints the executive committee. Thus, he is responsible for both its direction and its decisions. And members of St. Dysfunction have a right — and I submit, an obligation — to ask some tough questions.
All of this is donated money, and interest on donated money. Donated money should not be used to pay $100,000 bonuses. If Bob wants a bonus of that magnitude, he should get a high-level corporate position, rather than working for a non-profit church.