Robbie Thomson is still the president, but a new chairman of the Bowls Dunedin board was appointed at the last meeting.
On March 31 the Bowls Dunedin board went into committee and appointed Geoff Simons as the temporary chairman of the board.
At the time it was seen as a slap in the face for Thomson who completes a two-year term as Bowls Dunedin president at the annual meeting on June 16. He had filled both roles.
Simons, a lecturer in sport at the Otago Polytechnic, does not see it this way.
He praised Thomson for the work he has done as president but believes that the administrative structure of Bowls Dunedin must change.
"Robbie has done too much and taken on too many roles," Simons said.
"He has become a victim of his own enthusiasm. But his good work as president will continue.
"While Bowls Dunedin has a constitution and a board it does not have a body handling the operational matters.
"Board meetings will always be long meetings if we cannot reduce the operational matters that are raised."
Simons said that the centre secretary Darryl Young was left having to make decisions on behalf of the board.
Thomson, who has been an active president, has operational skills that have been invaluable to the centre.
Thomson is skilled at finance and the centre almost broke even in the last financial year.
Because the decision to appoint a new chairman of the board was taken in committee Thomson was not prepared to comment when approached by the Otago Daily Times.
Simons believes that Bowls Dunedin needs a new strategic direction if it is to arrest the decline in membership that has reached 5% over the last five years.
"I now have the job of driving some of the changes that are needed."
Two of the items Simons would like to see implemented is a two-hour time limit on Saturday bowls and more mixed bowls played.
He is also keen to investigate ways of saving money.
"The Bowls Dunedin handbook costs $6000. Do we need it?" he asked.
"Most people have computers today and the information could be put on the Bowls Dunedin website instead."
