The president of the United States is elected in her/his own right and has a set of executive powers outlined in the Constitution. The President of the Unit Owners Association, on the other hand, is elected by his/her fellow Board members and is essentially only one of five Board members. That is a huge distinction.
As president I preside. I can cajole and set a certain tone. But to move business forward requires the vote of at least a majority of the Board. The association presidency carries no veto power and no separate executive branch powers.
So, in expressing concerns it is always best to contact each Board member. And when expressing concerns about specific Board members is is most effective to address that member directly.
It is a democracy, so don't be shy about saying how you feel.
Captain Ray
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
IMPORTANT - Please contribute to our Database
Please log onto the official Association website today to provide information regarding warranty or construction issues you are experiencing. The site is www.shirlingtonvillagecondo.com.
We must work fast because the warranty period will soon expire for the common areas and will begin to expire for individual units shortly thereafter.
Your help can help us advocate for better response from the builder and may provide crucial data should legal action be necessary.
Please do this today.
(And don't forget to vote in the poll to the right)
We must work fast because the warranty period will soon expire for the common areas and will begin to expire for individual units shortly thereafter.
Your help can help us advocate for better response from the builder and may provide crucial data should legal action be necessary.
Please do this today.
(And don't forget to vote in the poll to the right)
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Question About Dog Paws On The Front Counter
The staff at the front counter offer our canine residents dog treats. Many of the dogs are accustomed to putting their paws on the counter. Some dog owners tell me the staff has encouraged the behavior.
I've had differing reactions to the situation. It seems to me this is something about which the community should comment. Please let me know what you think and vote in the poll on this page.
Remember, you can always send me an email at ray@shirlingtonvillagecondo.com.
It is your building so let me hear from you!
Captain Ray
I've had differing reactions to the situation. It seems to me this is something about which the community should comment. Please let me know what you think and vote in the poll on this page.
Remember, you can always send me an email at ray@shirlingtonvillagecondo.com.
It is your building so let me hear from you!
Captain Ray
Remember The Special Election
Hello everyone.
THERE IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE OWNERS NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12th in the building lobby at 7:30 p.m..
We really need to fill the vacancy on the Board and I really need some help with the large number of issues facing us. I have no preference for who is elected. I hope he or she will take an active interest in Board business and ownership of issues as Kim has done with security.
Most importantly, we all want to avoid the cost and delay in having to reschedule the election.
Please, please do the following:
1. Plan to attend the special meeting March 12 so we can have a quorum.
2. Consider running or recruiting a candidate. Nobody has stepped forward.
3. If you cannot attend, please give your proxy to somebody who can. You need not designate a candidate. The proxy will help us have a quorum. You were delivered a proxy form but they are also available from the front desk and downloadable from the Association website
(www.shirlingtonvillagecondo.com.) If you have nobody you want to give your proxy to, you can name a board member. But we have no interest in trying to solicit proxies for any other purpose than establishing a quorum.
4. Please urge your friends and neighbors who are owners to give you (or somebody) a proxy if they cannot attend the meeting.
We must have 20% in person or by proxy for a valid meeting.
Thank you for working together to make this happen.
Captain Ray
THERE IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE OWNERS NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12th in the building lobby at 7:30 p.m..
We really need to fill the vacancy on the Board and I really need some help with the large number of issues facing us. I have no preference for who is elected. I hope he or she will take an active interest in Board business and ownership of issues as Kim has done with security.
Most importantly, we all want to avoid the cost and delay in having to reschedule the election.
Please, please do the following:
1. Plan to attend the special meeting March 12 so we can have a quorum.
2. Consider running or recruiting a candidate. Nobody has stepped forward.
3. If you cannot attend, please give your proxy to somebody who can. You need not designate a candidate. The proxy will help us have a quorum. You were delivered a proxy form but they are also available from the front desk and downloadable from the Association website
(www.shirlingtonvillagecondo.com.) If you have nobody you want to give your proxy to, you can name a board member. But we have no interest in trying to solicit proxies for any other purpose than establishing a quorum.
4. Please urge your friends and neighbors who are owners to give you (or somebody) a proxy if they cannot attend the meeting.
We must have 20% in person or by proxy for a valid meeting.
Thank you for working together to make this happen.
Captain Ray
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Where's The Beef?
Hearty Congrats to Ginger Harden, Chuck Seel, Janet (my fellow interpid blogger) and Carol Fukumoto for a fantastic first newsletter.
I realize it may send some people to this spot looking for content --- and there is not much here..... yet. Bear with me.
This is new ground for me and I want to carefully consider how to use this tool. Our community Yahoo! Group is an excellent resource. Our community website is about to undergo some renovation. I don't want my personal blog to supplant either vehicle.
We are a collaborative Board and I am only the presiding officer. I don't presume to speak for my fellow Board members without consultation. But sometimes it might be good to speak just for me. That is the purpose of this blog, but I want to tread very carefully.
For the moment, please visit the three listed below. Our official website contains useful information. The "Shirlingtonv" blog stated by an enerprising owner/resident is full of local community information. The Yahoo! discussion board is vibrant and packed with helpful news. Visit them. Contribute to them. And stay tuned for more content here.
Captain Ray
I realize it may send some people to this spot looking for content --- and there is not much here..... yet. Bear with me.
This is new ground for me and I want to carefully consider how to use this tool. Our community Yahoo! Group is an excellent resource. Our community website is about to undergo some renovation. I don't want my personal blog to supplant either vehicle.
We are a collaborative Board and I am only the presiding officer. I don't presume to speak for my fellow Board members without consultation. But sometimes it might be good to speak just for me. That is the purpose of this blog, but I want to tread very carefully.
For the moment, please visit the three listed below. Our official website contains useful information. The "Shirlingtonv" blog stated by an enerprising owner/resident is full of local community information. The Yahoo! discussion board is vibrant and packed with helpful news. Visit them. Contribute to them. And stay tuned for more content here.
Captain Ray
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Communication Is The Key
We are a community of talented but busy people. Since taking office in late November the Board has endeavored to increase communication with residents. Agendas for Board meetings now describe exactly what we believe will be discussed. We are trying (not always with success) to answer an avalanche of emails in a timely fashion.
In the works is a community newsletter and a revamped version of our official website. The current website is an impressive accomplishment by owner/resident Aya Takeuchi. Unfortunately it requires a fairly high level of technical knowledge to maintain. So, the Communications Committee, under the leadership of Carol Fukumoto and Chuck Seel, is looking at options that will allow less technically minded people to maintain the site so we can keep it current. Hopefully, much of Aya's work can be preserved in the process.
The Board also encouraged owner/resident Kim Crump to revitalize the existing Yahoo! Group discussion board. If you have never visited the group I invite you to do so. A link is provided at the bottom of this blog. Since Kim stepped forward the discussion site has gained a large number of new members and discussions are lively, freewheeling and informative.
Independent of Board action, one owner/resident started her own blog. A link to that is also posted below. It is full of useful information about the village and indicative of the creativity and talent available in our building. Check out her blog as well. A link is provided below.
I'm an old man (over the half century mark) so blogging is new to me. But the work of our talented residents has inspired me to try this new technology as well. As president of the Association I want to be able to talk to residents about the things that concern our community. And to do so in a manner that allows for real conversation and the flow of information.
I am certainly not going where no one has gone before. But for me it is new territory. Please bear with me and help me make this a useful tool...and a useful two way conversation.
Live long and prosper,
Captain Ray
In the works is a community newsletter and a revamped version of our official website. The current website is an impressive accomplishment by owner/resident Aya Takeuchi. Unfortunately it requires a fairly high level of technical knowledge to maintain. So, the Communications Committee, under the leadership of Carol Fukumoto and Chuck Seel, is looking at options that will allow less technically minded people to maintain the site so we can keep it current. Hopefully, much of Aya's work can be preserved in the process.
The Board also encouraged owner/resident Kim Crump to revitalize the existing Yahoo! Group discussion board. If you have never visited the group I invite you to do so. A link is provided at the bottom of this blog. Since Kim stepped forward the discussion site has gained a large number of new members and discussions are lively, freewheeling and informative.
Independent of Board action, one owner/resident started her own blog. A link to that is also posted below. It is full of useful information about the village and indicative of the creativity and talent available in our building. Check out her blog as well. A link is provided below.
I'm an old man (over the half century mark) so blogging is new to me. But the work of our talented residents has inspired me to try this new technology as well. As president of the Association I want to be able to talk to residents about the things that concern our community. And to do so in a manner that allows for real conversation and the flow of information.
I am certainly not going where no one has gone before. But for me it is new territory. Please bear with me and help me make this a useful tool...and a useful two way conversation.
Live long and prosper,
Captain Ray
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