Past Financials, Minutes - now Posted

Several reports have now been posted to the HOA's website. These were past-due and, thanks (probably) to a homeowner who emailed the office over the week-end, these reports are now posted for all to see.
  • May 2025 Minutes
  • February 2025 Financial Operating Results
  • March 2025 Financial Operating Results
  • April 2025 Financial Operating Results
The homeowner, a member of the new unofficial HOA Facebook group, posted that she had emailed the office and had asked for these reports to be posted. Be sure to send an email to the office thanking them for (finally) posting this valuable information (hoa@summithomeowners.com).

Find these reports by going to https://summithomeowners.com  Hover over RESIDENTS, and then click on DOCUMENTS.

In the report of the Finance Committee in the May Minutes,  the unnamed recording secretary mentioned a "... contract already signed by Danny Trapp and LaToya Adams..." Contracts are supposed to be approved before being signed, and the Secretary should be the second signer, not the Treasurer.

The Neighborhood Committee (of the HOA) reported that four neighborhoods still need (Neighborhood) Representatives (and Voting Members). Is Reginald Mack doing anything to help those neighborhoods (Autumn Glen, Indigo Springs, Pineclave, and Waverly Place) hold Neighborhood Meetings and comply with the By-Laws? Mack reported that the Autumn Hill Voting Member (Sarah Wilson) is stepping down. So that's five (5) neighborhoods that need a legitimate Voting Member! Twenty-five percent (25.6%) of homeowners (634/2480) will not be represented at all. 

This just about eliminates any possibility of amending the CC&Rs and By-Laws, because Voting Members representing seventy-five (75%) percent of the homeowners must approve the changes. Most of the other "Voting Members" are not duly-elected and are not legitimate.

Under New Business in the May Minutes:

"Requesting Post [sic] to put up at Willow Park like the ones at Birch."

What does that sentence mean??? Like the long line of posts chained together along Rolling Knoll Drive and Knoll Ridge Drive?  What a waste of money!!!

"Ad hock [sic] Committee has been formed for the Welcome Packet."

"A new management company for Summit HOA is still being looking [sic] into."

Minutes of Board Meetings are presumably distributed to Board members to review before being published. Do they really read them?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

June 3rd BOD Meeting now Closed to Members

The HOA office sent out an email at 3:29PM that read, in part, Due to Brookland Baptist Church being unavailable to accommodate the scheduled Board of Directors meeting on June 3rd, the meeting will now be held at the Summit Association office. Please note that space is limited at this location; therefore, only Voting Members and Committee Chairs will be invited to attend in person. One would think they would splash a message on the homepage of the HOA's website and change the location in the Calendar on the website; but No to both.  This last-minute change is highly adverse to the interests of the Members of the Association. The HOA must have some deal with Brookland Baptist Church Northeast for the rental of the meeting room. The dates must be arranged for the year. The HOA makes a "donation" to the Church for the use of the room. It's actually not a "donation", because the HOA receives something of value in exchange; i.e., the use of the meeting room.  Wh...
Read more

What? No trampolines?

OK, you trampoline fans. Are your rights and privileges being tramped on by your Board of Directors? The office sent out an email just before 2:00PM threatening you with a dreaded violation notice and the possibility of fines, if you dare to put a trampoline in your yard.  This is what the email from the office said,  " Please be advised that, pursuant to Section 13, Page 22, Article XII of the covenants, no structure of a temporary nature shall be placed upon any unit or any part of the properties. This includes, but is not limited to, tents, temporary gazebos, shacks, trailers, and any other structure of a temporary nature.  "Kindly note that trampolines are classified as temporary play equipment and, as such, are not permitted within the community. We ask that you ensure there is no trampoline present on your property to avoid receiving a violation notice and subsequent fines." What do the Covenants say? "Section 13. Tents. Trailers and Temporary Structures. Exce...
Read more

What Story Do the Financials Tell?

At the May 6, 2025 Board of Directors meeting, the March Financial Operating Results were available. Did you pick up a copy? Was there any discussion of them? Usually there is not. Do board members examine them before the meeting? Does anyone on the Board really understand them?  Look at the page for the Operating Expenses - Variances. Twelve Line Items are shown. No totals are shown. Big mistake. But are the totals intentionally omitted? For these 12 Items the total of "YTD Variances" is $61,784.93. As of the end of March, the HOA has over-spent the 2025 Budget by $61,784.93. Look at the reason given for the over-spending in Line Item GL-5111 Irrigation Contract. "This is over budget and will remain over budget due to the 2025 budget is $75,000 and the monthly contracted cost is $10,140." Is this worded to intentionally confuse any reader by stating the annual amount in the budget, but the monthly amount for the contracted cost? If the yearly contract for Irrigat...
Read more