CaliF (California)
Posts: 25
Posts: 25
Posted:
Hi gang. I posted here in March about restrictive arc guidelines. I appreciate all the comments back then. Since I and a few others caused such a ruckus the new proposed guidelines still haven't been adopted and the board is still working on figuring out what to do.
Election time is here. We have 3 seats up for election. I and a fellow neighbor will be running the for board. Delegate elections are first.
Bare with me as I go through this and get to my question.
Our community has roughly 1700 homes. Only 700 of these homes are single family homes. These 700 homes fall under the master association (which is comprised of 5 board members. This is the board that I am hoping to join.) Within these 700 homes we have 5 "districts" and each district elects 1 delegate to vote for board members. Delegate elections for these 5 districts is happening now.
The other 1000 homes are within 5 "sub-associations" that are condo communities. These sub-associations each have their own boards. The master association really doesn't do much for these sub-association except handle some common area landscaping. These delegates are already in place as they've already had their own annual elections.
So, 10 total delegates.
The point I'm trying to make is that the 700 of us who are most affected by the master association BOD unfortunately have the LEAST amount of voting power.
We do not do cumulative voting. Instead, each district and sub-association elects 1 delegate to vote for the board. The delegate votes at their own discretion, and their one vote represents all the homeowners in their respective district. The reason this is a contentious issue is because of the 5 sub-associations. Out of those 5, one of those condo communities holds nearly 500 homes (which is essentially 500 votes for 1 delegate).
While I am not denying that each district and each sub-association should have the right to vote, I wonder if there are other communities who have similar layouts or issues? It hardly seems right that the sub-associations, who rarely deal with our board, should hold more voting power than those of us in the 700 homes that are directly impacted by the architectural decisions that our board makes. These sub-associations do not have any understanding or idea of the challenges we are facing in the single family homes.
Two of the current board members who are up for election this year have been on the board the longest (over 20+ years). These are the two who most of us in the 700 would like to see replaced. We in the single family homes are ready for change. I've attended every meeting since March and it's clear these 2 are so used to being in power and getting what they want. The events of the last few months have had them in quite a frenzy as they're not used to so many people joining meetings and fighting back. The issue is that it's clear that they are friendly with a few of the delegates in the sub-associations. My concern is that we will not get the votes we need to replace these two folks if we cant get the delegates from the sub-associations on our side.
Any advice is much appreciated.
Election time is here. We have 3 seats up for election. I and a fellow neighbor will be running the for board. Delegate elections are first.
Bare with me as I go through this and get to my question.
Our community has roughly 1700 homes. Only 700 of these homes are single family homes. These 700 homes fall under the master association (which is comprised of 5 board members. This is the board that I am hoping to join.) Within these 700 homes we have 5 "districts" and each district elects 1 delegate to vote for board members. Delegate elections for these 5 districts is happening now.
The other 1000 homes are within 5 "sub-associations" that are condo communities. These sub-associations each have their own boards. The master association really doesn't do much for these sub-association except handle some common area landscaping. These delegates are already in place as they've already had their own annual elections.
So, 10 total delegates.
The point I'm trying to make is that the 700 of us who are most affected by the master association BOD unfortunately have the LEAST amount of voting power.
We do not do cumulative voting. Instead, each district and sub-association elects 1 delegate to vote for the board. The delegate votes at their own discretion, and their one vote represents all the homeowners in their respective district. The reason this is a contentious issue is because of the 5 sub-associations. Out of those 5, one of those condo communities holds nearly 500 homes (which is essentially 500 votes for 1 delegate).
While I am not denying that each district and each sub-association should have the right to vote, I wonder if there are other communities who have similar layouts or issues? It hardly seems right that the sub-associations, who rarely deal with our board, should hold more voting power than those of us in the 700 homes that are directly impacted by the architectural decisions that our board makes. These sub-associations do not have any understanding or idea of the challenges we are facing in the single family homes.
Two of the current board members who are up for election this year have been on the board the longest (over 20+ years). These are the two who most of us in the 700 would like to see replaced. We in the single family homes are ready for change. I've attended every meeting since March and it's clear these 2 are so used to being in power and getting what they want. The events of the last few months have had them in quite a frenzy as they're not used to so many people joining meetings and fighting back. The issue is that it's clear that they are friendly with a few of the delegates in the sub-associations. My concern is that we will not get the votes we need to replace these two folks if we cant get the delegates from the sub-associations on our side.
Any advice is much appreciated.
