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APRIL 22, 2016 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3 Don’t miss chance to vote in POA election
The Notice of Annual Meeting, Can- didate Statements and Secret Ballot have gone out in the mail. Thursday, May 5, is the last day it is recommended to mail in the ballot. If ballots aren’t mailed in time, they may be brought in person to the Annual Meeting of the Members and Election of Directors at the Lodge on Thursday, May 12, between 8 and 9 a.m.
If quorum is not met on May 12, an adjourned meeting will be held May 14. The recent candidate forums were taped and are available for viewing at www.canyonlakepoa.com and on the
PEG Channels 29/39.
In addition to voting for candidates
to fill two seats on the POA Board of Directors, primary members have the opportunity to vote on ballot measures having to do with fence heights, cumula- tive voting and proxies.
Fence height is an important issue because it’s one of the items most often brought before the Architectural Con- trol Committee and Appeals Commit- tee, say Board members. The current CC&Rs limit the height of fences to 5 feet.
The CC&R amendment on the bal- lot would remove the 5-foot limitation. That doesn’t mean there would be no fu- ture limit on fence heights. It does mean that fence height restrictions would be governed through the Rules & Regula- tions rather than the CC&Rs. Two-thirds of eligible voters would need to approve this amendment for it to pass.
Cumulative voting and proxies have to do with the way members cast their votes in a POA election. The proposed amendments on the ballot are to elimi- nate “Cumulative Voting” and “Proxies” from the POA Bylaws.
If the measure to eliminate cumu- lative voting is approved, members would no longer be allowed to cast all their votes for one candidate. Rather, only one vote per candidate would be allowed. For example, in this election, five candidates are running for two posi- tions on the Board of Directors. Under cumulative voting, the voter will be able to cast two votes for one candidate, or divide them up between two candidates.
With regard to proxies, the proposed amendment, if approved, would result in members no longer being able to assign their voting power to another. A proxy is a document by which a property owner appoints someone else to represent him/ her at the POA Annual Meeting and Election.
Proxy voting usually results in the ability to obtain more votes and thus achieve quorum. Members who are motivated to vote can offer to vote on behalf of members who are out of town or who aren’t interesting in voting. (A proxy can be obtained from the Inspec- tor of Elections.)
Final Questions
This week, candidates for the POA Board of Directors had the option of re- sponding to one or both of the following:
Candidates for the POA Board of Directors are, from left, Dale Welty, George (Chris) Williams, Matt Poland, Paul Chenette and Paul Queen.
1. Would you like to answer a ques- tion you heard, or further clarify an answer you gave, during the candi- date forums?
2. If communication between mem- bers and the Board is one of your pri- orities, do you intend to pursue the use of social media or virtual town hall communication to reach a larger audience? If so, what do you envision?
Dale Welty
1. Where to next? My primary goal is to keep Canyon Lake a “First Class Community.” Canyon Lake will always need to be a Bit of Paradise. To do this, I will work with the community to in- vest in projects that meet the needs of community members – projects that will help increase the property values in Can- yon Lake.
We need to continue to attract resi- dents to this community who feel that spending a little extra for a home and monthly POA fees are worth it. They need to feel the community provides amenities, services and activities that are First Class.
Additional goals are to keep assess- ments low by continuing to work with the golf community’s annual member- ship marketing program. Additional golfers will help control the golf subsi- dies and also attract sales at the Country Club Restaurant.
I will continue to work with the POA management to improve the food and service at our Lodge Restaurant. I will also work with my fellow Board mem- bers to develop a strong marketing pro- gram for the Lodge and Country Club.
I will continue to play a role in the
committees I am currently a member of. The forward planning that is going to be led by the Facilities Review Committee is going to be one of my main focuses. On that committee, I will be asking the question, “What should the future Can- yon Lake look like?”
I will continue to work with the Fi- nance Committee to assure that Canyon Lake POA finances remain strong. I will work with the Recreation Commit- tee to make sure the recreation ameni- ties are modern and meet the needs of the members.
2. I will work hard to improve com- munication between members and the POA Management Board and Commit- tees. This community has a history of being a fragmented community with an embattled subculture. Much of this divi- sion is a result of poor communication between the POA and its members.
I hope to encourage the POA to make an effort to meet the members where they are at by offering to join them at their club board and member meetings. I will try to create a culture of communi- cation at the POA with the use of Face- book, the POA website and multime- dia presentations at the committee and Board meetings.
I have spent the last six years working to make Canyon Lake a better place. I will continue to work hard for our com- munity in the future.
George (Chris) Williams
1. I am satisfied with my answers at the candidate forums.
2. I do think it could be useful to pur- sue the use of social media and/or virtual town hall communication to reach more
Canyon Lakers and encourage greater community involvement. Social media is already playing a big role in the Can- yon Lake community. We can look into creating a secure, exclusive and interac- tive CLPOA-sponsored group. The cre- ation, reach and administration of such a group would require research, discus- sion and collaboration between mem- bers, staff and other stakeholders.
Matt Poland
1. I would like to clarify my answer to the question of the proxy and cumu- lative voting during the candidate fo- rum. These are the wrong items to have on the ballot. What should be on the bal- lot is a way to allow both spouses to vote in our elections. Today, only the prime members can vote.
Using some analysis software on the prime member list, I found 81 percent male first names and 19 percent female first names. This means that our current system is not representing our com- munity fairly. Here is my proposal to change it:
Each lot would still receive the same voting power as it does today. For proper- ties with title held as community property or joint tenancy between couples, each spouse or partner would be given one- half of the available votes. All property with other types of title would remain the same with one prime member voting.
This uses California’s definition for partners and is something that each property owner already decided at time of purchase. It’s a simple change to an outdated policy.
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