Annual Meeting Update

Our annual HOA meeting is next Monday, November 26. I know this sounds like the proverbial broken record, which is about the only kinds of records that exist any more, but this is the one time a year that an HOA meeting needs your attention. It's where we elect the board of directors for the next year, and we need 30% of the unit owners either to attend the meeting in person or to return a proxy form for the meeting to count.

With 268 units, we'd need about 90 to make the meeting official. The actual number is less because owners more than 90 days overdue on their HOA fees are ineligible, but you get he idea. So far, between those mailed in and collected at the mailboxes, we have 45.

As mentioned, if we don't reach a quorum of members and we can't elect a board, the HOA could go into receivership and we'd have to pay lawyers to do what our fellow homeowners currently do for free. As you may know, lawyers don't work cheap.

In addition, all five positions are up for election this year, and one board who is moving soon says she intends not to run again. So even if you're happy with the current regime, we need one more person to run for the board.

At this point, if you have not mailed your proxy form back, it might not make it in time for the meeting because of the Thanksgiving holiday. But you can scan it and email the PDF to board@stcharlesplace.us and we'll make sure it gets to the meeting. If you don't have a scanner, email the board and one of us can come pick up the form from you.

Even if you plan to attend the meeting, it's good to get the form in, just as a safety back-up, and you do not forfeit your right to vote at the meeting by returing a proxy form.