Philipsburg:--- At least three former members of the Supervisory Council/Board of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) told SMN News on Tuesday that while they were the members of the Supervisory Council/Board they did not draft up the contract that was signed by the chairman of the council Robert Velasquez and the Managing Director of SMMC Dr. George Scot.
The board members said they have been following the recent media articles and the statements that are being made to a particular newspaper by Dr. Scot's father. "The statements Dentist Scot is making on the behalf of his son is far from the truth because the Supervisory Board drafted a contract for the MD to sign and he refused to sign that contract because he did not like the wording of the contract.
The board members said MD Dr. George Scot could not be paid directly and while the intention was to remove the fees he was getting as a Managing Director that remained in the contract with AnG Consulting, the 2010 annual accounts show that Dr. George Scot received more monies even though he was off island half the year. They said the Supervisory Council comprised of a lawyer and notary and they were the ones that had to check the legality of the contract. "When the two persons checked the contract Dr. George Scot provided and approved it, the other members of the board went along with it and also approved the contract. "While we checked the contract and approved it unanimously we did not do any background check to see if AnG Consulting was legally registered at the Chamber of Commerce and if the company was paying its dues in taxes and that is the reason the chamber registration and business license are not attached to contract. Since dentist Scot is saying he saw the contract with AnG Consultancy he should provide it to the media so that this mess can be cleared up. We only approved one contract and it is the one with AnG Consulting which the Chamber of Commerce gave a declaration to say is not a registered company on the island.
Former Chairman of the board and signatory to the contract Robert Velasquez said in an invited comment that he knew the legal team of the SMMC board dealt with the contract and he only signed off on the contract after it was approved.
Click here to view the contract signed on September 17th, 2008 between SMMC Supervisory Board and AnG Consulting.
