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The following items were discussed at the 17 October budget meeting.
These items will again be discussed at the next board meeting, November
5th, which will be an open meeting. We urge you to attend and give
us your opinion on these very important topics. These are the answers
to "What Do I Get For My $200." If you are unable to attend and would
like to have your opinion heard, please email Carol Wilson (carol@carolmwilson.com),
or phone her at 681-7770.
The majority of this meeting was devoted to comments/discussion on the budget for the upcoming year. This was an open discussion with all members attending able to opine on any and all topics of discussion. The following areas were discussed with the general consensus as follows: 1. Ending the Special Assessment for the enlargement of the Pool and moving the moneys into the General Reserve Fund. No general consensus. 2. Increasing the annual assessment to cover losses the last two years and to increase operating revenue. The general consensus was that the entire budget should be reviewed and that costs should be cut wherever and whenever they could be before an increase is even considered. 3. Resurfacing/Repairing the pool. All members agreed that the pool must remain open. If the pool cannot last another year as is, then money must be spend to resurface/repair it. The only area of contention is whether the pool should be expanded or remain the same. The general consensus was that more data is needed before a decision could be made. 4. Use of the Community Center. Members agreed that the association should host more events at the community center. Many of the members thought the rental fees were too low and that the association should rent out the Community Center at the fair market rate for a hall. 5. Professional Services. All members thought that all contracts should be reviewed and released for competitive bidding. Most of the members present thought that legal services should be done on a contingency basis. Also affecting the budget is cost of hiring a pool manager. Dale Figart, who has done an excellent job a pool committee chairperson, volunteered to be the pool manager for the summer of 2003. Last year we hired a professional company to manage the pool and the lifeguards. This saves the Association $2500.00 6. Outside recreation facilities. Most of the members thought that the recreation facilities (basketball court, tennis court, and playground) need immediate attention/repair. 7. Newsletter/Web Page. Members thought that the web page should be the major source of information for/to the community. The newsletter should be secondary and sent only to those members not having an email address. 8. Swim Team. Some members argued that the association should not spend moneys to support the swim team because only a few members benefit from it. Others argued that the swim team has brought distinction to Guilbeau Park and that we should continue to support all our community members. There seemed to be no general consensus. |
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