ClaudiaH2
Posts: 8
Posts: 8
Posted:
Should it be the responsibility of the social committee to raise money for the HOA? Our board expects us to raise $1000 for the year.
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PaulT6
Posts: 409
Posts: 409
Posted:
I would think that is a rather unusual request. I hope they don't dissolve your Committee if you don't come up with the money. Perhaps they should consider raising the annual assessment or float out a special assessment if they need the money.
Paul T
Paul T
CarolR11
Posts: 2,560
Posts: 2,560
Posted:
Has your committee written a charter that's board-approved? Or has the Board itself written you a charter that states what' expected of you? ? If so, what does the charter say? If there's no charter, the board can direct you to do whatever it wishes. We really value our social committee here and wouldn't ask them to do anything like raising money for fear they'd say something like, um:" The heck with you!" And simply disband.
If you board, though, doesn't value your contributions and want to get rid of you, assigning you an unpleasant task is one way to do it.
If you board, though, doesn't value your contributions and want to get rid of you, assigning you an unpleasant task is one way to do it.
CarolR11
Posts: 2,560
Posts: 2,560
Posted:
Has your committee written a charter that's board-approved? Or has the Board itself written you a charter that states what' expected of you? ? If so, what does the charter say? If there's no charter, the board can direct you to do whatever it wishes. We really value our social committee here and wouldn't ask them to do anything like raising money for fear they'd say something like, um:" The heck with you!" And simply disband.
If you board, though, doesn't value your contributions and want to get rid of you, assigning you an unpleasant task is one way to do it.
If you board, though, doesn't value your contributions and want to get rid of you, assigning you an unpleasant task is one way to do it.
JohnC46
Posts: 14,230
Posts: 14,230
Posted:
I for one would not a social committee costing the HOA money and if they can make us some, power to them for doing a good job.
CarolF
Posts: 431
Posts: 431
Posted:
Could it be that the Social Committee is expected to raise funds for whatever functions or events that it plans?
ClaudiaH2
Posts: 8
Posts: 8
Posted:
We already charge for our functions -- enough to pay for each event. The HOA wants us to raise $1000 for them.
FredS7
Posts: 922
Posts: 922
Posted:
> The HOA wants us to raise $1000 for them.
Most peculiar. Can't think why anyone would want to serve on that committee.
Most peculiar. Can't think why anyone would want to serve on that committee.
PaulT6
Posts: 409
Posts: 409
Posted:
On second thought, why not all the Committees, the more the merrier.
Paul T
Paul T
BruceF1
Posts: 2,516
Posts: 2,516
Posted:
Our community has a "social committee," but it is not responsible to the BOD in any fashion. Social activities are not the responsibility of our governing board, which per our charter, exists for the administration of the common elements only. Our social committee is made up of community volunteers and neither receives funds from association dues, nor is it responsible for raising funds for items budgeted as association expenses.
MelissaP1
Posts: 13,734
Posts: 13,734
Posted:
People are missing the tax ramifications of this money. A HOA is to be ONLY funded by it's members for it's members but through the collection of dues. If your HOA has "yard/bake" sales to raise money, then that money can be subjected to taxation. Your committee can raise it's own funds to cover it's expenses but not contribute money into the HOA's funds. Unless they are charging for renting of a facility for the events.
Former HOA President
CarolR11
Posts: 2,560
Posts: 2,560
Posted:
Claudia, again: does the Soc. comm have a charter? Does it say that you must raise money?
Our Soc comm has a charter and a budget. As noted earlier, we'd never ask them to try to raise money as I'm certain they'd all resign in a heartbeat.
Our Soc comm has a charter and a budget. As noted earlier, we'd never ask them to try to raise money as I'm certain they'd all resign in a heartbeat.
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