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Daniel Martinelli

Sat, Mar 20, 2021 7:54 PM

Keep the board to 3
It has worked well. If the current board wants to increase it then so be it. They ( the current no ) does well and I appreciate the hard work .
D J Martinelli
Member since 2008

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Keep the board to 3 It has worked well. If the current board wants to increase it then so be it. They ( the current no ) does well and I appreciate the hard work . D J Martinelli Member since 2008 Sent from my iPhone

Richard Agee

Sat, Mar 20, 2021 9:04 PM

More than ten years ago, the community determined three was enough after five (which I acknowledge included unbalanced power by the developers) did little to improve family life in LSR. When the developers lost their seats of power, the community decided the other three had done extremely well in fighting the giant on our behalf. We have ample opportunity to share our concerns and wishes with the board. We can also vote them of the board if we choose.

We also have a board that carefully stewards our funds with the understanding that we pay for improvements many other communities do not because we live in a gated community. Those who have lived here for a while are glad to have what might appear to be excess funds so fees do not climb to pay for street repairs, cleaning storm drains, perhaps one day paying for sewage lines instead of individual homeowners bearing that expense when the city decides our septic tanks no longer meet whatever new codes they pass and force us into their system. Our BOD has been careful to take care of the community in some of the invisible areas of infrastructure that are crumbling after 15 years in other parts of the city.

I'm happy to put things to votes, we've done that before. I would not be happy to see us run by committee which I've seen in too many communities and on too many large boards. People move into LSR because of the friendly, community reputation it has built. Part of the reason we have that reputation is the current structure we use in its governance.

Should the bylaws have been annotated when we voted to keep a BOD of three? Yes. Should we change what has worked extremely well and built the reputation that brought others here over the last decade? I don't think so. Keep what works to keep the community the place where others want to move.

Richard (Dick) Agee
Agee's Consulting Service
(210) 854-3978

On Mar 20, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Daniel Martinelli via Discussion discussion@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com wrote:

Keep the board to 3
It has worked well. If the current board wants to increase it then so be it. They ( the current no ) does well and I appreciate the hard work .
D J Martinelli
Member since 2008

Sent from my iPhone

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Having served on a variety of boards through the years, government, non-prophet, corporate, and volunteer, my experience has been that the larger the board, the less gets done and the longer it takes. Large boards turn into action by committee which drags on until nothing happens. More than ten years ago, the community determined three was enough after five (which I acknowledge included unbalanced power by the developers) did little to improve family life in LSR. When the developers lost their seats of power, the community decided the other three had done extremely well in fighting the giant on our behalf. We have ample opportunity to share our concerns and wishes with the board. We can also vote them of the board if we choose. We also have a board that carefully stewards our funds with the understanding that we pay for improvements many other communities do not because we live in a gated community. Those who have lived here for a while are glad to have what might appear to be excess funds so fees do not climb to pay for street repairs, cleaning storm drains, perhaps one day paying for sewage lines instead of individual homeowners bearing that expense when the city decides our septic tanks no longer meet whatever new codes they pass and force us into their system. Our BOD has been careful to take care of the community in some of the invisible areas of infrastructure that are crumbling after 15 years in other parts of the city. I'm happy to put things to votes, we've done that before. I would not be happy to see us run by committee which I've seen in too many communities and on too many large boards. People move into LSR because of the friendly, community reputation it has built. Part of the reason we have that reputation is the current structure we use in its governance. Should the bylaws have been annotated when we voted to keep a BOD of three? Yes. Should we change what has worked extremely well and built the reputation that brought others here over the last decade? I don't think so. Keep what works to keep the community the place where others want to move. Richard (Dick) Agee Agee's Consulting Service (210) 854-3978 On Mar 20, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Daniel Martinelli via Discussion <discussion@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com> wrote: Keep the board to 3 It has worked well. If the current board wants to increase it then so be it. They ( the current no ) does well and I appreciate the hard work . D J Martinelli Member since 2008 Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list -- discussion@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com To unsubscribe send an email to discussion-leave@lists.limestoneranchhoa.com To manage your subscription to this list, or to unsubscribe, please visit: