What Dues Increase?

The first line in the Finance Report in the July 1, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes is "Tanisha Holmes reminded everyone that the 2026 dues are going up $50 per year."

Oh, really? When did the Board of Directors vote on that? (Hint: they didn't.)

At the June 3rd Board Meeting, according to the Minutes, there was no mention of a dues increase and no vote.

In the July 2025 Summit Scoop, on Page 1 in the President's Report, Danny Trapp wrote,

"It has been determined that, based on our current expenditure and the future financial pending obligations, it will be necessary to raise our regime fees by $25.00 each six month period, for a total of $50 annually."

First of all, does that sentence even make sense? What does "our current expenditure" mean? What does "the future financial  pending obligations" mean? Will regime fees go up $25.00 every six months? Or just in 2026?

When was "that" determined? And by whom? Was it done in one of those secret, private, closed, pre-board meetings?

The right way to determine whether the Assessment should be increased is to follow the rules set out in the PRM at Art. III, §C, ¶4(f) "The Income Budget is not started until the Expense Budget is completed."

If the Finance Committee does its job the right way this year, they will follow the PRM and complete the Expense Budget the way they are supposed to. Then, once they know how much money is needed, they will develop the Income Budget.

The HOA will need much more than an increase of only $25 in January and another $25 in July from each property.

Danny's statement in the Scoop was inaccurate, and Tanisha's "reminder" on July 1 was not correct. NO decision has been made yet, so there can't be a "reminder".

Hopefully, this November no new director(s) will be asked to make a decision, sight unseen, on the 2026 Budget.