Question #1:
The UCO Bylaws presently limit a President or Vice President to two consecutive two-year terms (in the same office). Is this amendment, which became effective December 1st 2006, overly restrictive? Should it be amended out of the UCO Bylaws?
Question # 2
The quorum of the Delegate Assembly is 141 members except during the months of May, June, July, August, and September when the quorum is reduced to it's lowest legal limits of 117 (based on a board size of 349 members). Should the quorum be reduced to 117 members year-round, reducing the chances that the quorum requirement will not be met in high season (during a stormy dayfor example) and that the Executive Board's decision -on almost any motion- will stand in the absense of a quorum at the Delegate Assembly?
Friday, March 14, 2008
Term Limits for UCO Officers
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Reduce to 117. and let the 2, 2years terms stand. Mike
Question # 1 NO
Question # 2 NO
#2 Maybe they need commonsense to reschedule for weather-related problems.
I am more concerned about the breaking of laws, rules, regulations, and procedures. I do not know if some was rumor, but that Summer ppt presentation that turned into a no-quorum delegate assembly, defaulting to executive vote, makes nonsense out of any quorum number. All kinds of things can be slid thru on Summer end runs with lack of notice, and hurry up offence.
Yes, whatever good it may do.
Randall
Once again you're trying to change the by-laws to grab more power. Could you be so kind and explain what happened to one unit , one vote for UCO elections. I guess it's so easy to forget election promises.
Just because there was another UCO election, it solved no problems...This village is STILL much too big to be advised and directed by amateurs.
Jerry and Rosa you said it right! I would be all for looking into the possibility of professionals, or if that is too expensive, a paid profesional to be on the uco team as advisor.
Perhaps before Professional Management is suggested that we look at LARGE condo associations that have this kind of management and find out if it is as good mentioned?
Anonymous,
The changes to the Bylaws of UCO that were adopterd December 1, 2006 WERE in fact a grab for power. The Executive Board was vested with many powers that rightly belonged to the Delegate Assembly (under law). The balance of power was restored with these changes.
By reducing the quorum to 117 year-round, there is less liklihood that the Executive Board will act for the Delegate Assembly in the absense of a quorum. Yes, a further attempt to "grab more power" for the Delegate Assembly.
As for the "one vote per unit" concept, Rod Tennyson had drafted Bylaw Amendments which would accomodate such a change in voting. Unfortunatel, these changes included making the Executive Board the new Board of Directors and reducing the functions and powers of the Delegate Assembly to that of an oversight committee.Rod explained that giving the vote to the unit owners would require such a change "in order to be consistent with the corporate model". Now how's that for a shift in power? I was not pleased with the amendment then and I'm not pleased with it now. One vote per unit is a nice idea, but at what cost to the structure of UCO? I have not pursued the subject since.
You're description of the UCO bylaws creates a vision of a metally ill poet; lots of pretty phrases that don't gell into cohesiveness.
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