Let?’s all calm down. As I have said, the Board has no intention for malicious actions. We have nothing to hide, and any Executive Session will be recorded in the Minutes of the Association records, which at any time can be reviewed by fellow Members upon request. It?’s kind of boring stuff anyway, simply the nuts and bolts of running a business?…such as reviewing books, going over financials, appointing committees, if needed, to research ideas and options?…such as the fence project.
Concerns over the Board having ?“secret meetings?” to change our bylaws and covenant, or elect who is King of the Hill and splitting up the coffers are simply unwarranted. Someone mentioned a school board, which is a good example of how another organization runs, which allows Executive Sessions. That?’s why all our documents are posted online for all to read?…to hold the Board accountable. Changes to HOA documents cannot be made by the Board unless the Members of the Association approve it. That means YOU vote on amendment changes, not the Board. Plus, the Board (at best) can only recommend amendments to the documents at Special Meetings or the Annual Meeting, with 67% vote of eligible Members. That is for YOUR protection. The Bylaws protect the Association from mischief of the Board.
Honestly, I?’m not smart enough to know which rules are legally binding or not. I have a Bachelors degree in Photography from OSU, but have worked in an office for 20 years. (So, I?’m use to office politics.) But that doesn?’t qualify me to answer everyone?’s questions about Bylaws or whether ORC 123 supersedes ORC 321. But, perhaps legal counsel would help us to straighten this out. We are all INTELLIGENT people, who simply disagree on the procedures. If it would help, at the next Special or Annual Meeting, we can have legal counsel there to help answer everyone?’s questions about our HOA.
Lately, it has occurred to me that no matter who?’s on the Board, (Bob, Carol, Katherine, Rob; or Tom, Dick and Harry); they will be held to the same standards that we are today by these SAME Bylaws and Covenant. I can tell you this is NOT an easy (or fun) job, and I welcome others to step up at the next Annual meeting to be nominated to the Board. But no matter which ?“side of the fence?” you?’re on recently, all Members will hold YOU, the new Trustee, under the same microscope that is being used today with us. Accountability works both ways.
We are all hard working people who want to have a safe, clean community we can all be proud of. But with 161 voices in our Association, not everyone will EVER agree on all proposals. That?’s just not going to happen. But as a Board Member, my intentions are to help keep our community clean, safe and consistent to our rules. We were not elected to work out disputes among neighbors quarrelling about leaves blowing into their lawns. Leave that to the police. But if we make a mistake along the way, believe me; we?’ll all hear about it. So let?’s be CIVIL with each other and give us (the Board) support and the chance to help grow our community in a positive manner, rather than the negative approach being bantered about online the past few days. Negative campaigning, in my mind, only paralyses our community to where nothing fruitful can be accomplished. Then it is only a lose/lose proposition for everyone. I vote for a truce.
Thank you for your passion to keep our HOA alive.
Concerns over the Board having ?“secret meetings?” to change our bylaws and covenant, or elect who is King of the Hill and splitting up the coffers are simply unwarranted. Someone mentioned a school board, which is a good example of how another organization runs, which allows Executive Sessions. That?’s why all our documents are posted online for all to read?…to hold the Board accountable. Changes to HOA documents cannot be made by the Board unless the Members of the Association approve it. That means YOU vote on amendment changes, not the Board. Plus, the Board (at best) can only recommend amendments to the documents at Special Meetings or the Annual Meeting, with 67% vote of eligible Members. That is for YOUR protection. The Bylaws protect the Association from mischief of the Board.
Honestly, I?’m not smart enough to know which rules are legally binding or not. I have a Bachelors degree in Photography from OSU, but have worked in an office for 20 years. (So, I?’m use to office politics.) But that doesn?’t qualify me to answer everyone?’s questions about Bylaws or whether ORC 123 supersedes ORC 321. But, perhaps legal counsel would help us to straighten this out. We are all INTELLIGENT people, who simply disagree on the procedures. If it would help, at the next Special or Annual Meeting, we can have legal counsel there to help answer everyone?’s questions about our HOA.
Lately, it has occurred to me that no matter who?’s on the Board, (Bob, Carol, Katherine, Rob; or Tom, Dick and Harry); they will be held to the same standards that we are today by these SAME Bylaws and Covenant. I can tell you this is NOT an easy (or fun) job, and I welcome others to step up at the next Annual meeting to be nominated to the Board. But no matter which ?“side of the fence?” you?’re on recently, all Members will hold YOU, the new Trustee, under the same microscope that is being used today with us. Accountability works both ways.
We are all hard working people who want to have a safe, clean community we can all be proud of. But with 161 voices in our Association, not everyone will EVER agree on all proposals. That?’s just not going to happen. But as a Board Member, my intentions are to help keep our community clean, safe and consistent to our rules. We were not elected to work out disputes among neighbors quarrelling about leaves blowing into their lawns. Leave that to the police. But if we make a mistake along the way, believe me; we?’ll all hear about it. So let?’s be CIVIL with each other and give us (the Board) support and the chance to help grow our community in a positive manner, rather than the negative approach being bantered about online the past few days. Negative campaigning, in my mind, only paralyses our community to where nothing fruitful can be accomplished. Then it is only a lose/lose proposition for everyone. I vote for a truce.
Thank you for your passion to keep our HOA alive.
