Is the BOD Interested in Working Together?

How interested is the HOA's Board of Directors in working together? With one another? Could a cohesive unit be built for all seven to work for the benefit of the Association's (2,480 Members)?

Or will a "hard split" continue?

Before November 18, 2025, the "hard split" was 5-2. Danny Trapp and followers vs. Brenda and Linda. Prior to that, the clique (Justin and Vernell) ran things, and the others went along. Before that, it was Justin and George.

Now the "hard split" is 4-3.

How well do the seven directors communicate? On a scale of 1-10, what would your guess be? 4? 3? Worse?

Would it be beneficial and productive for the Board to hire a skilled facilitator and use the DiSC profile to gain a greater understanding of how each communicates?

The DiSC profile is "a research-validated, four-quadrant behavioral assessment tool—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—used to improve work productivity, teamwork, and communication by understanding one's own and others' behavioral styles. It helps reduce workplace conflict and adapt communication styles."

(Thanks to Google AI for a little help with that description.)

If you want more information, Google "DiSC profile".

Years ago (it may have been in a DiSC workshop) someone explained to me about my need for precision in communication. The explanation was that my need for precision in communication was so great that, if you measured it with a yardstick, cut off two-thirds and threw them away, the remainder would be so high that 90% of people would not be able to handle it."

I think that is one of the reasons I did well in court against two lawyers from a large, downtown law firm. I knew the CC&Rs and By-Laws  and could recite them to the judges without notes.

That precision shows up here. I rely on the facts. The facts are in the CC&Rs and the By-Laws. I have read and studied them closely and repeatedly for about six years. I disagree with many about them, but I'm the one who has read them and who can quote them.

Several times I have invited a director or committee member to sit down with me and discuss our differences, using the CC&Rs or the By-Laws. It hasn't happened once.

Several years ago a Board officer accused me of interpreting the By-Laws. My answer was, "I am not 'interpreting' them. I am quoting them!" He didn't get it.

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