Two items were received today via first-class mail, return addressed CWLOA. Enclosures include two items:
Emails and Text Messages with Cover Letter Rec’d 5-25-2022
Cascade Woodlands Park Rec’d 5-25-2022
This mailing was signed by the “Board’, which indicates that a meeting took place for the Board to approve the publication of this information. Pursuant to Article IV – Meetings, the board has violated the very bylaws governing their activity, please see below:
Article IV – Meetings
Section 1: A general meeting will be held at least annually, during the month of June. Other general membership meetings shall be held when deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.
Section 4: Not less than ten (10) and no more than twenty-one (21) in advance of any meeting, the President or Secretary shall cause notice to be hand-delivered or sent prepaid first-class mail to the mailing address of each member, or to any other mailing address designated in writing by the member. The notice of any meeting shall state the time and place of the meeting and the business to be placed on the agenda, including the general nature of any proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, any budget or changes in the previously approved budget that result in a change in assessment obligation, and any proposal to remove a Director.
An alternate theory on how this mailing came to pass is that the Secretary and Treasurer decided to publish this without the knowledge of the rest of the Board. As stipulated in Article III – Officers, this would violate Section 2, Item e.:
Article III – OFFICERS
Section 1: The officers of the association shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The officers shall be elected for a term of one year, or until no longer legal landowners.
Section 2: The President shall:
a. Preside at all business meetings of the Association and Board, conducting this by formal order of business, as described in Article X.
b. Serve as ex-officio member of all committees except the committee on nominations.
c. See that all directives and resolutions of the board are carried out.
d. Appoint standing and special committees with the approval of the board.
e. Co-sign all official correspondence and/or authenticated documents of the Association.
f. Represent the Association when necessary as official representative for the purpose of advancing the objectives and policies of the organization.
As the most recent President resigned, Section 3 stipulates:
Section 3: The Vice-President shall:
a. Assume all duties of the office of President during the absence or inability of the President to act.
b. Perform such duties as may be delegated to him/her by the President or prescribed by the Board of Directors.
As is typical, the Board refuses to adhere to the guidelines as it performs the duties it is entrusted to do. The reason that there are disgruntled residents, as illustrated in the attachments, is that the Board refuses to follow the rules, and will conduct its affairs as it desires. This miscarriage of duty is the exact reason that there is an opposition group that wishes to restore transparency and accounatbility to the CWLOA.
As the cover letter states, please take a few minutes to review this information and form your own conclusions. On a side note, all emails written by Martin Sederberg are fully supported and documented by him. In addition, these were all stored and made available for review as they were written on the community website. The purpose of the “publication” of these communications at this time is a subject for you, the reader, to ascertain.