Montefino Village

Letter from Montefino Village Board President -Imp Vote 6/29/10

Dear Homeowners of Montefino Village,
We have a very important vote coming up and in case you missed this, here is our Board President's view on this important issue. 
Please take the time to read Keith's viewpoint.  We desperately need to have people vote.  We don't care about how they vote, we just need homeowners to show they care. 
Please encourage your neighbors and friends to vote on this issue. 
Thank you for your time.  
Chas Partridge

 


 
 
 
Letter from Montefino Village Board President - Keith Johnston
  
 
 Since I will be out-of-state I will not be able to attend the June special meeting regarding the amendment of the CC&Rs to adopt a passive voting provision. I wanted to express my view as to why this amendment is wise.
 
Times change and the rules by which the community operates need to occasionally be tweaked to meet changed circumstances in the community. Section 10.3 of the CC&Rs provide that it takes a vote of two-thirds of the eligible voters to adopt an amendment. This provision was more or less premised on the idea that more than two-thirds of owners would vote on any given amendment proposal. We have 135 voting units in our community so 90 votes must be received for a proposed amendment.
 
As to our election of Board members, in 2009 only 39 (29%) of 135 votes were submitted and in 2010 only 40 (30%) of the 135 votes were submitted. In two efforts to amend the CC & Rs since I have lived here, no more than 50% of the owners have voted. [In the case of a February 2006 CC&R amendment vote, 54 members (40%) voted whereas in a May 2009 CC&R amendment vote 68 members (50%) voted]. Thus, it is not my concern as to whether owners are for or against a proposal, it is my concern that so few of our owners felt it worthwhile to vote on something so important as a CC&R amendment.
 
Now the only result we get from a proposed amendment is that we must presume that a high percentage of owners are not interested in the rules that control our community. So long as this apathy exists there will never be an amendment of the CC&Rs and the community will never be able to improve its governing document. This forces the Board of Directors to make rules under its rulemaking power, and I think that in the long run this is not in the best interests of the community.
 
With this proposed amendment a notice regarding the passive consent provision of 10.3 will undoubtedly be included on a ballot. Perhaps if owners realize that failure to vote will be considered a positive vote for a proposed CC&R amendment, they will take an interest in voting. Thus, we will get a more definitive decision on such proposals so the Board knows what the community desires.
 
I sincerely hope that our community voters weigh-in on this important amendment.
 
 
 
Keith Johnston
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