HOA Board of Directors
One may ask… “Who is on our community HOA board of directors?”
In May 2016, the Centex home builders for the Cottonwood community, transferred HOA responsibility to the community. A vote was taken during the board meeting and new board directors were elected. Our board consists of 5 directors, all members of the community. Those that have had an HOA in the past understand what it is for, and how it works. Those new to an HOA may not understand the purpose for an HOA. This site will help empower the community with information, and it is up to the community to come together and vote. Our HOA board consists of 5 positions, 3 2-year terms, and 21-year term positions.
Current Cottonwood Board Members and Titles (Updated 2018):
- Jason McDaniel – President (2 year term)
- James Bauernfeind – Vice President (2 year term)
- Deborah Almazan – Secretary/Treasurer (2year term)
- Kyle MacPherson – Director (1 year term)
- Michael Schoof – Director (1 year term)
So… why do we have an HOA?
The HOA is comprised of community members that make decisions for the community. There is no money to be made by being a board member, so where does the money go? Why would a community member want to be part of the board? Why should I attend HOA meetings? Below I will comprise a bullet list of answers to these questions and more. Remember though, an HOA is only as good as the community that supports it.
- Community grounds upkeep (Common areas)
- Community pool upkeep
- Enforcing house and yard aesthetics (helps keep the values of our houses)
- Community improvements
- Management of communication to residence
- Management of collections (including fees associated with non-payment, attorney costs with putting liens on houses, etc)
- Management of Funds to ensure allocation where needed
- Management of community contracts
- Ensures the best interest of the community
So… why have a management group?
Centex builders had selected a management group to help manage the HOA, so the builder can focus on the houses. Is there a need for a management group, that goes against the HOA Operating Expenses (OpEx)? This can be touchy subject to some because some management groups do better than others. While Centex was president of the HOA, they allowed the management group to drive changes, and enforcement’s for the community… and in most aspects the management group failed to deliver. Though the same management group has been used by the HOA as of Board selection, the representative has changed, and communication has started to improve. There are reasons to have a management group involved, especially to a new HOA board. Toward the end of 2019 the HOA voted on and changed Management companies from PMG to Montage Community Services. This was for the benefits of the community as PMG did not deliver, and changed managers too often. Positive things come from having a management company involved, outside of legal and funds handling. Here are some reasons that management groups help:
- Ensuring contracts are written to benefit the community
- Handle legal resources including attorney acquisition
- Funds holding with bank backing, and insured
- Professional communication needs (pool tags, dead restriction notices, etc)
- Recommendations on how a problem is approached based on different managed communities , knowledge base
- Scheduling HOA meetings
- Ensuring that contractors are insured, and fall in city, state and federal licensing
- Community assessment, with professional standardized deed restriction notices
- Reporting, and historical data archiving
- Suggest are made, The HOA boards approve of deny