The EOC, Economic Opportunity Commission is a scam. It is for bureaucrats to use the threat of government, bad publicity and lawsuits to get private businesses to hire based on race or gender, not experience, skill or ability. Yet, these quasi racists have no idea how to run the agency of be financially responsible.
“The Fresno EOC’s Dec. 16 board meeting had a sobering atmosphere, as the commission’s 24-member board learned the organization’s deficit rose from about $2.7 million in November to about $3.2 million this month.
Commissioners asked Fresno EOC’s administrators a range of questions, with many not getting concrete responses. For example, Fresno EOC’s administrators did not have available a breakdown of each department’s funding sources for programs and positions.
“Every department should have a flow chart that shows the organization’s funding sources that correspond.” Baines, the board chair, said at the Monday meeting. “That just seems like a good practice — apparently, we haven’t been doing that. It’s a very appropriate question, and it should be a standard practice.”
Commissioner Joaquin Arambula asked about the financials of the organization, based on attachments to the Dec. 16 agenda packet.
“The total fund balance from ‘23 to ‘24 went down from 12.7 million to 7 million,” Arambula said. “Is that to suggest that we’ve lost $5.8 million this year?”
Chief Financial Officer Hemanta Mungur couldn’t answer the question Monday night.
You rad that right—the Chief Financial Officer could not yell how the money was spent, why they grew the defiit. He should be fired, the agency closed down and the Cahir apologize to the public.
Fresno EOC has a new leader and no answers for where millions of dollars have gone
The commission’s deficit went from $2.7 million in November to $3.2 million this month
by Omar Shaikh Rashad, Fresnoland, 12/17/24 https://fresnoland.org/2024/12/17/fresno-economic-opportunities-commission/
What’s at stake:
“To ensure clarity, Emilia Reyes remains the CEO of Fresno EOC, while Michelle Tutunjian serves as Acting CEO,” spokesperson Jose Moreno said.
The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission has a new acting CEO and another CEO “on a leave of absence” – and “no additional information to share,” a spokesperson told Fresnoland late Tuesday.
Michelle Tutunjian, most recently the nonprofit’s chief operating officer, took over as acting CEO on Nov. 20, spokesperson Jose Moreno said in an email.
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“To ensure clarity, Emilia Reyes remains the CEO of Fresno EOC, while Michelle Tutunjian serves as Acting CEO,” Moreno said. “Ms. Reyes is currently on a leave of absence, and I have no additional information to share.”
It wasn’t immediately clear late Tuesday whether Reyes was still drawing a salary from Fresno EOC. Moreno has refused to answer questions about Reyes, citing personnel rules.
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The quiet leadership shakeup comes in the midst of a $3.2 million deficit at the nonprofit poverty-fighting organization.
Fresnoland first made inquiries about Reyes’ role with Fresno EOC on Nov. 26, but didn’t get an answer back until Dec. 10, when Moreno said he couldn’t comment on personnel matters.
Moreno also said Tutunjian and Fresno EOC Board Chair Oliver Baines were not available for interviews “at this time.”
The Fresno EOC’s Dec. 16 board meeting had a sobering atmosphere, as the commission’s 24-member board learned the organization’s deficit rose from about $2.7 million in November to about $3.2 million this month.
Commissioners asked Fresno EOC’s administrators a range of questions, with many not getting concrete responses. For example, Fresno EOC’s administrators did not have available a breakdown of each department’s funding sources for programs and positions.
“Every department should have a flow chart that shows the organization’s funding sources that correspond.” Baines, the board chair, said at the Monday meeting. “That just seems like a good practice — apparently, we haven’t been doing that. It’s a very appropriate question, and it should be a standard practice.”
Commissioner Joaquin Arambula asked about the financials of the organization, based on attachments to the Dec. 16 agenda packet.
“The total fund balance from ‘23 to ‘24 went down from 12.7 million to 7 million,” Arambula said. “Is that to suggest that we’ve lost $5.8 million this year?”
Chief Financial Officer Hemanta Mungur couldn’t answer the question Monday night.
“I have to look into it further,” Mungur said.
