The More Things Change—Well . . .

A simple question—who serves on the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center Board of Directors in the capacity of secretary and treasurer?
TFAC President Troy McFarland said Friday that he did not know.
Granted, there have been several changes in the board's makeup since the general membership elected a new seven-member board last fall, during a special election. Within days of the election, Terri Daugherty, recording-secretary, resigned. By January, at least two more board members were gone. According to McFarland, Roxane Garrett, treasurer, resigned. Keith Moore was removed from the board, through the use of a new and controversial bylaw. The bylaw states that the board can expel any member, for any reason, from the organization.
According to McFarland, a new set of bylaws were adopted in December. The center's website, which was last updated on January 20, says that "any member wishing to request a change in the current proposed ByLaws should do so in writing and delivery [sic] the request to the Arts Center."
McFarland has stated that even though the clause allows any member to be removed, it is meant "primarily for board members or chairs who have taken on a level of commitment and are not doing anything." He said that it was used by other organizations that he has been involved with, such as the Highland Rim Kiwanis Club.
Moore was kicked out in January.
The three elected-board have been replaced by Jon Gray, Becky Shelton and Stewart Copeland. They were either appointed by McFarland or elected by the remaining board members. Gray said he was elected; McFarland said he made the appointments, which was allowed by the new bylaws.
Repeated requests by MTA to view the minutes of recent board meetings to confirm the actual procedures used have been refused by McFarland.
And now, McFarland refuses to say who the TFAC officers are.
Last June, McFarland's predecessor, Lucy Hollis, refused to reveal the number of board members or their names. She also refused to allow the center's 990 tax forms to be viewed, as required by Internal Revenue Service rules.
After center members and the City of Tullahoma began questioning TFAC's operations, Hollis resigned last August.