08/22/2026
Menifee Pony Baseball
Open Community Forum
They just sent out the email today to current registrants only. I'm attaching images of the email to this post and a link (bottom of this post) to the pdf version of it, for those who won't get it but are interested in reading it. It's a good idea on their part. Everyone (currently in the league) will get up-to 2 minutes to speak, they will listen, not respond, they can say they listened and then it will all fade away. Some of the changes are solid, some are still questionable, and none of it changes that fact that leaving the Mike Null, Mitch Coltharp and Sienna Archibek on the board after they engaged in financial misconduct is still very questionable.
The league doesn't just belong to those currently registered. It belongs to the community, to every parent who's registered a child into the league. Many have kids no longer playing, but would like the league to prosper because they might have grandkids playing in it someday. Most people don't take ownership because they're not a board member, or because they're done or almost done with the league. This is how things like financial misconduct often go unnoticed for far too long. People just move on.
Of course I have my own comments on their email😁, along with some questions someone might want to ask if they have any extra time remaining in their 2-minute limit😉.
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QUESTIONS:
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO KEEP BOARD MEMBERS WHO WENT YEARS WITHOUT PAYING, ONLY TO PAY AFTER BEING FORCE TO? REGARDLESS OF EXCUSES GIVEN, WHOSE FAULT THEY CLAIM IT WAS, THEY KNEW THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PAY, YET THEY DID NOT UNTIL CONFRONTED.
WHY DID THE SIBA DIRECTOR NEVER PURSUE THESE TEAM REGISTRATION FEES THAT WERE DUE?
WHY WOULD YOU THEN ALSO KEEP ANY OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, MUCH LESS ON THE LEAGUES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS?
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
Separately, the board has been discussing holding one open board meeting each season, an actual working meeting, conducted under Robert's Rules, that families may attend and observe. -- BUT CAN'T SPEAK AT ALL?
A new board was seated on June 4. -- HOW MANY POSITIONS ARE NEW BOARD MEMBERS?
Operating Reserve Policy: previously discussed late last year, it is now formally adopted, setting a $100,000 minimum reserve so the league can cover a as much of a full season as possible in an emergency, maintain funds for necessary repairs and replacements, and pay monthly bills. -- HOW ABOUT A MAXIMUM AS WELL, WHERE LOWERING OF RATES IS TRIGGERED?
Financial Reporting Policy: the Treasurer now presents a full financial report to the board every two months, covering all accounts, balances, income and expenditures, with each report filed in the league's records. -- CONSIDERING RECENT EVENTS, HOW ABOUT THESE REPORTS GET POSTED TO THE WEBSITE? ALSO CONSIDERING RECENT EVENTS, HOW ABOUT AT LEAST THE REPORT TO THE BOARD INCLUDE COPIES OF RECEIPTS SO ALL BOARD MEMBERS CAN VIEW THE FULL BREAKDOWN OF ALL PURCHASES MADE, TO UNAUTHORIZED ITEMS CAN'T BE HIDDEN IN A LARGE ORDER?
Financial Oversight Subcommittee: a standing committee that independently reviews league financial records and reports directly to the board. -- BUT ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE COME FROM THE CURRENT BOARD (which is almost unchanged from pre-June)?
Registration fees were lowered for this season, funded from league reserves. -- THEY WERE LOWERED BY $15/PLAYER, WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO $15,000 PER 1,000 REGISTERED PLAYERS. THE LEAGUE COULD HAVE EASILY, COMFORTABLY, TRIPLED THAT REDUCTION.
Mandatory sponsorships were eliminated. Every team used to be required to bring in at least one fall sponsor totaling $100 or more. -- FALL SEASON MANDATORY SPONSORSHIPS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, IN 2025, AND AFTER THAT, BEFORE THE SPRING 2025 SEASON, IT WAS DECIDED THEY'D BE REMOVED FOR ALL SEASONS. THIS WASN'T A RECENT CHANGE BY THE "NEW" BOARD.
Player Assistance Program: a confidential process for families facing financial hardship, so that cost does not decide whether a child plays. Applications go to the Treasurer and are reviewed by a small subcommittee. -- THIS HAS ALWAYS EXISTED.
SIBA Registration and Payment Policy: one set of registration options, payment deadlines and consequences that applies to every team, expressly including teams managed by board members. -- BUT WHO IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE EVERY TEAM HAS PAID? Sienna Archibek? Mike Null? Mitch Coltharp??
written standards for how board members handle.....It expressly protects whistleblower reporting -- WOW, COULD HAVE USED THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT'S TOO BAD THAT IT'S EVEN NECESSARY TO LIST, BUT IRONIC CONSIDERING THOSE WHO ADDED IT IN.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yhLRYzovxIU7yysmUUmEDE1CPhkDedR9/view?usp=sharing