Alex, I am sorry that you did not take into account my previous arguments as to how incidents cannot serve as a means of assessing the effectiveness of Security and why the number of incidents should not be used for purposes of budgeting. In brief, effectiveness can only be judged by the achievement of the goals we have for Security: providing safety, preventing crimes, deterring bear poachers and illegal tree cutting, keeping the village quiet, etc. Sometimes these goals require responses, but more often they are achieved by the existence of Security, their patrolling, the possibility of fines, and more generally their known presence. Prevention and deterrence do not have metrics. Budgeting then requires an assessment of risks and gains, across many different expenditures. We spend the most on Security because it is our priority. We can afford to keep Security functioning as in the past,under the current budget, with only minor adjustments. Taking the risks of reductions in Security staff, patrolling, and budget is shortsighted, unwise, and unnecessary. Has the Board voted on the reduciton in Security operations, and how do you intend to gain member views? Lynn