The Residential Board of Directors is recommending an amendment to the Bylaws, the other set of governing documents for the residential association. I promise to give you the short and sweet version…keep reading.
The Bylaws help establish how the association conducts business. It addresses things like how the Board of Directors get elected, how the association maintains records, and even who is considered a member of the association. It basically sets the framework for how things are run. Got it? Of course you do!
Now, before I explain why the Residential Board wants your vote FOR the Seventh Amendment, let me take one second to remind you that these documents were written back when puffy sleeves and neon pink were cool, the first time…before Lady Gaga.
A vote FOR the Seventh Amendment to the Bylaws would reduce the voting requirement necessary to make the much-needed updates to policies that don’t reflect our society today. Where concepts like solar panels and rain barrels may have gotten blank stares, they are a common topic of discussion nowadays. A lower voting requirement will allow the Residential Board of Directors to responsibly adapt to change and address errors in documents written so long ago.
Lowering the voting requirement is not a free for all. It specifically permits the number of votes required to update a limited scope of provisions to be reduced. The current language for the Bylaws concerning the voting requirement, Section 12.01, can be found here. The language for the proposed amendment is available to review here. The Residential Board of Directors supports this amendment. Please join them with a vote FOR the Seventh Amendment.
