ad Hoc Committee??? Proposed Amendments?

For more than two years the Board has been talking about updating the CC&Rs and the By-Laws.

The Covenants Committee has spent many hours reviewing the CC&Rs and the By-Laws and has submitted the proposed changes to the Board at least two-three times. Apparently, an earlier set of proposed changes vanished when Justin Martin was not re-elected to the Board in November 2023.

About two months ago Danny Trapp, president of the HOA, said there were more important things for the board to attend to.

The status of the proposed changes came up again on July 1st. Board Member Brenda Bryant reportedly said at the meeting that she had asked Danny two months ago to be appointed to the ad Hoc Committee, but she has not had a response from Danny.

Why would Danny delay that appointment? Who is on the ad Hoc Committee? Is anyone on it besides Danny? That Committee is not listed on the HOA's website or in the Summit Scoop. 

Was the ad Hoc Committee ever officially established by the Board, by vote at a monthly Board meeting?

To have balance on the Committee, there should be 3-5 people on it. Good people. People who understand legalese. The more work that is done by smart people among the Board Members, Voting Members, Committee Members, and the Members (homeowners), the lower the legal bill will be to review the changes that are proposed. 

But maybe there really isn't any hurry, because amendments to the CC&Rs and the By-Laws would require the approval of the Voting Members. There are not enough of them to convene a Meeting of Voting Members. There is only one (1) legitimate, duly-elected Voting Member. There should be 28.

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