Neighborhood Watch and HOA

Our BOD President wishes to subtract our newly re-formed Neighborhood Watch from being an official part of community and HOA, yet I was instructed to set up the new program for the HOA and recruited over 80%. Am researching and researching, no funds required for our NW program so financially no consideration for taxes, not finding anything but positives as to why NW should be an official part of community HOA.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Lol Harold and thanks! Well, just lost my Board position by proxy votes only and this stems from the same (my opinion but haven't been told that directly.) I believe it's more about me than about the program. Partly would love to dump it and get out of the fray but it's such a real benefit for the community that I just can't say no to volunteering for this.

I believe this is just the President and the President is the one who volunteered to create and control the community website (no one else has access or authority to do anything.) I am planning to request to do a presentation for the entire Board at the next BOD meeting so I can encourage this program and have BOD support for it.

Any ideas are completely welcome - I just want the benefits for the community.

Get those proxies yourself next time. Harold

ShawnaF: Too bad the Pres. has 'reconsidered' the NW program and now does not want it part of community and HOA. Not sure what impact that has to have on those who want to volunteer and continue a neighborhood watch program for the benefit of all community residents. Why can't you and others just continue with it?

Not sure what you are referring to when you state you want it "an official part of community HOA" and, "no funds required for our NW program so financially no consideration for taxes."

The NW will continue to operate - period, I will see to that and will continue with meetings and education programs for the best interests of those involved and people can participate as they wish. There is just question as to whether it should be an "official" committee within the HOA. Seeing that there are official Golf, Flowerbed, Maintenance, National Night Out, and Welcoming Committees, I'm not sure why NW couldn't be official and other than the financial considerations I'm not finding any potential cons to present to the Board.

Regardless, it will remain, with 85% of the community now participating, it's clearly desired. Hopefully I can get it back on the community website one way or another rather than forming an entirely different website.

I'm really looking to see what other Board have decided with regard to making it "official" or unofficial as part of the HOA.

In our community it has to be separate because our Watch is associated with the County. But totally get the Presidential issues---we've had LOTS of those!