According to the new policy, PBHA drivers found at fault in an accident in an association van since January 1, 1993 will have their certification revoked. Decertified drivers may be recertified after two hours of driving and two hours of classroom training, according to Vehicles Coordinator Gene Koo '97.
Ironically, Koo was one of four members of the PBHA board of directors who were among 15 drivers decertified this week. Nero, Jeremy B. Saum '95 and Debra B. Stulburg '95 were also decertified.
At about the same time Nero was involved in her three accidents, a van driven by Koo struck a construction worker. After the accidents, Smith asked both Koo and Nero not to drive. Unlike Nero, Koo said he complied.
Stulberg, the cabinet coordinator, was decertified this week because of an accident last fall in which she hit the rear of a truck. She said last night she was disappointed by the cabinet's decision not to remove Nero.
"I think the majority of the people voted on the wrong issues," she said. "They voted on whether she is a good person or whether she was responsible. That's not the issue. The issue should have been whether we wanted to continue to entrust in her the decision-making power of the association."
King also denounced the cabinet's decision but said he believed the board could continue to work together.
"Harvetta made a very convincing apology to PBHA for her actions," he said. "I hope that we can move forward from here with a commitment to increasing the quality of services we offer to the community.