Are you a forward thinking leader? Your HOA Board wants you!
Pat Ingalls
A September 15 deadline is fast approaching for community-minded leaders to declare their candidacy in a fall election for the PebbleCreek Homeowners Association Board of Directors. The HOA’s Election Committee is calling for candidates interested in running as a volunteer director, whose two-year term will begin January 1, 2018.
To qualify, candidates must be homeowners in good standing and available to attend HOA board and committee meetings. The PCHOA board vets all candidates to confirm their eligibility, as required in PebbleCreek’s CC&Rs.
A director’s duties and responsibilities are described in Article V Section 2 of PebbleCreek’s CC&Rs, which are posted on the PCHOA website at www.pebblecreekhoa.org.
Interested candidates must begin the process by submitting the following information to the Eagle’s Nest Resident and Guest Services desk no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 15: Homeowner candidate’s name, address, phone, email address, unit and lot numbers.
After proper vetting, each approved candidate will receive more election details, including deadlines and processes for candidates publishing their own publicity in the monthly PebbleCreek Post and weekly online PebbleNews.
Other important dates for candidates are:
Tuesday, September 19 Candidates briefing with Election Committee
Tuesday, October 3 Community Meet the Candidates – 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. sessions in Tuscany Falls Ballroom
Homeowners may direct questions for additional information to the Election Committee Chair Gordon Seaman at [email protected] or 623-455-3518.
Board candidates to field homeowners’ questions
Pat Ingalls
The Election Committee of the PebbleCreek Homeowners Association encourages all homeowners to participate in Meet-the-Candidates events in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom on Tuesday, October 3. Two identical gatherings are planned – at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Homeowners can take advantage of this opportunity to meet their neighbors who are running for a resident-volunteer vacancy on the PebbleCreek HOA Board of Directors.
Each event’s agenda begins with an explanation of the new online-voting process being introduced in the board’s upcoming election, which runs Saturday, October 7, through 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 7. After a moderator explains the plan for the event, every candidate will be allowed several minutes each for opening remarks. The moderator will then ask each candidate one question from a grouping that the Election Committee will have shared with the candidates in advance. Then it’s the audience’s turn to use open microphones to pose questions to the candidates. At the conclusion of the Q&A, candidates will have an opportunity for closing remarks. For the event’s final hour, candidates will remain available for talking one-on-one with homeowners.
“Our Election Committee provides homeowners this opportunity for dialogue and respectful, bona fide inquiries to clarify candidates’ positions on issues that serve the greater good of the community,” said Gordon Seaman, committee chair.
Candidates in the fall 2017 election are vying for a two-year, resident-volunteer position on the PCHOA Board of Directors, beginning January 1, 2018. A director’s duties and responsibilities are described in Article V Section 2 of PebbleCreek’s CC&Rs, which are posted on the PCHOA website.
The deadline for homeowners to have declared their candidacy is September 15. The committee plans to announce the HOA-approved list of candidates in the September 18 edition of PCHOA’s electronic newsletter, PebbleNews. Declared candidates are responsible for promoting their own candidacies.
Direct questions for additional information to: Gordon Seaman, chair of the PCHOA Election Committee, at [email protected].
Key dates punctuate PCHOA Board elections
Pat Ingalls
Below are key dates defining the 2017 PebbleCreek Homeowners Association election to fill a two year resident-volunteer vacancy on the PCHOA Board of Directors:
Friday, September 15 Last day for candidates to declare their candidacy, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, September 18 PebbleNews enewsletter announces approved candidates
Tuesday, October 3 Meet the Candidates, 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Tuscany Falls Ballroom
Saturday, October 7 Online and paper balloting opens
Tuesday, November 7 Online and paper balloting closes 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 8 PebbleNews enewsletter announces official winner
Wednesday, December 20 Directors approve new board member at board meeting
Monday, January 1 New director begins two-year term
Enroll now to vote online later
Pat Ingalls
Your PebbleCreek Homeowners Association is implementing a new electronic voting system called VoteHOANow that will enable you to cast your ballots in future HOA elections using your computer or other electronic devices — saving time, money and paper.
The best way to make sure that your electronic ballot reaches you during the upcoming fall election is to update your contact information now in Northstar, Robson Communities’ new business-management software. Homeowners may enroll with Northstar online 24/7 at www.PebbleMe.org or in person at the Eagle’s Nest or Tuscany Falls front desk during Resident and Guest Services’ business hours. If you have questions about Northstar, email PebbleCreek’s director of technology at [email protected].
Email addresses submitted to Northstar will be used to determine where to send homeowners’ electronic ballots for the HOA election. In the case of multiple owners, such as a married couple, Northstar designates the email address of the name that appears first on the lot’s deed as the “primary” email address for that property. Adhering to the CC&Rs’ election requirement of one vote per lot, each primary email address will receive an emailed invitation from the PebbleCreek voting site to vote online anytime during the fall PCHOA election period, which begins Saturday, October:00 7, and ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 7.
Voting online will be quick and easy. On October 7 enrolled homeowners will receive an email from the PebbleCreek voting site, asking them to:
* Go online to the voting site by clicking the link provided in the email
* Register with the code provided in the email
* Select the one candidate for which they are placing their vote and submit their choice
Once the vote is submitted, the homeowner will receive both a confirmation screen and an email that the vote has been confirmed. The entire private, secure process takes only a few minutes.
VoteHOANow is a national vendor, under contract with PCHOA, which specializes in online HOA election management. More than 50 Arizona owner associations already use VoteHOANow’s system, which meets all legal requirements for HOA elections. It also provides the convenience of online access from anywhere and a paper-saving, eco-friendly approach.
If you prefer using a paper ballot, go in person to the Eagle’s Nest front desk during the active election period – which begins Saturday, October 7 and ends at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 7 – anytime within Resident and Guest Services’ business hours. As a cost-saving measure, no paper ballots will be mailed to homeowners.