Error in February 2026 Minutes

The February 3, 2026 Minutes have finally been published online. A serious error exists in those Minutes. The Minutes include the following "report":

Neighborhood Committee Report 

The Neighborhood Committee met in January but did not have a quorum and therefore could not vote on a new chair. It was noted that the Neighborhood Committee consists of all voting members and serves as a forum for residents to raise concerns and discuss community matters. 

The Board apparently does not understand how the Neighborhood Committee is to function.

On the HOA's website the following Mission of the Neighborhood Committee has been published for years:

Mission: Responsible for helping each community in the Summit to locate and elect a local neighborhood committee that will represent their community at SCA board meetings and thereby allow their Voting member to vote on vital issues that affect the Summit and their local neighborhood. The Neighborhood Committee will assist and advise local neighborhoods with problems that they encounter.

Where did the Board come up with the idea that the (HOA's) Neighborhood Committee 1) "consists of all voting members" and 2) "serves as a forum". Neither is true.

The (HOA's) Neighborhood Committee does not elect its own chairman! The Board appoints that committee's chairman, just as the Board appoints all committee chairmen (or should). And then the board, on behalf of the Members, says, "Do your job." If the committee doesn't do its job, the Board should replace members or the chairperson!

This is one reason that the HOA is in the mess that it is. The Board, including past boards, has not done its job. The "job" is clear. Comply with the By-Laws.

You, the Members, cannot allow the wolf to guard the chicken house. The (local) Neighborhood Committee and its Voting Member represents the homeowners in their community. Each Neighborhood must elect that Neighborhood Committee in compliance with the By-Laws. Any other way is fraud.

The Board's job is to see that the Neighborhood's comply with the By-Laws. Boards have failed their responsibility for years.

Barony Place has the only legitimate, duly-elected Voting Member. Barony Place had bonafide Neighborhood Meetings in 2024, 2025, and 2026, with a quorum of Members present in-person or by proxy. I know this to be true. I helped. Yes, I, a resident (not a homeowner), helped Barony Place comply with the By-Laws. The Board did not.

The HOA will be unable to amend the CC&Rs and the By-Laws. The HOA will be unable to increase the Assessment to a financially-responsible level. The HOA will be unable to replenish Reserves to a sufficient level. Tough decisions are ahead. Is this Board tough enough to make them?

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