It's time to consider running for the POA Board of Directors or nominating someone you feel will get involved and perform. Bench warmers aren't much good on such an active Board. Three slots will be opening this year, and either one or three Directors must be seated to keep the number uneven.
Board membership involves attending 6 regular meetings a year, holding an office, and/or serving on at least one committee, usually as chair. The time involved in these commitments can be as minimal as attending the required meetings and regularly communicating via email to stay current with Ranch affairs, or the involvement can be intense and almost daily if serving as President, Treasurer, or chair of the Common Area or Emergency Services Committee.
The responsibility is great when you consider that a Board member must represent the interests of all property owners, even if those interests fall counter to one's personal agenda. On the other hand, nothing can replace the satisfaction of being at the center of the decision-making and improving our Community and the quality of life for the Residents.
Three years can be a long time to serve if that service involves tension and strife. It is important that the Board members have a non contentious relationship, and that should be kept in mind when nominating a candidate. Three years of service can be very rewarding when involved with a cohesive team, working toward reasonable goals, and being willing to listen and learn from each other.
Our obligation, as property owners, is to to encourage service on the Board, and to support those who are elected and are managing the ranch affairs.
August 16, 2010 is the deadline for posting nominations for Directors that are to be included on the printed ballot, although nominations can be made right up to the last minute, either on the website or from the floor prior to voting. Your candidate will obviously have better odds of election if included on the mailed ballot. Please don't postpone thinking about and acting on this responsibility. We have lots of new ranch residents; we have lots of new property owners who are becoming involved from a distance; and we have lots of veteran residents who know the history and needs of the ranch. Look around you; look in the mirror. Whose names should be put in nomination this year?
Click Here to nominate a property owner to serve on the Board.
Thanks for your ongoing support of the Santa Trail Ranch community and environment.
Sincerely,
Your Current SFTR POA Board of Directors