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IMPORTANT
BOARD UPDATES
SEPTEMBER 2015
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Get your head in the game!
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At Heritage, we understand that board leadership is constantly changing. As your proud partner, we are here to help. Keeping new volunteers up to date with our industry is just one of the ways we make board work easier.
Always check our updates for the latest information and be sure to let us know how we can serve you even better!
Please note our improvements!
We have changed the format of our popular Board Updates to make Heritage information
more accessible from your cell phone.
Don't worry,
we still have all the great articles,
tips, and inspirational quotes.
Just keep scrolling down, it's all right here!
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In this Issue!
Board Code of Ethics
First Draft Picks: Finding New Board Members
Our Brand NEW Treasurer's Corner
Right-of-Access Agreement Updates
Hyperlinks to the complete NFL schedule!
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Tip of the Month!
For a Fun Social Activity...
Many of our communities have men's clubs and women's clubs that meet monthly for one activity or another. A fun way to bring people together this season is through a fantasy football club. It is easy to take turns hosting the games while keeping score!
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Does your Board function
like a
Winning Team?
Here is a great first step:
The Board Code of Ethics
A great initiative for any new board is to establish a Code of Ethics. While many have the best of intentions, some volunteers may be completely unaware what the responsibilities and rules are of board membership. Should they share what goes on in the meetings in the interests of getting feedback? What information should be private and what should be public?
In addition to all of those issues, remember that each board can decide what documents to make available to every homeowner on Heritage EDGE. When no discussion has taken place, the default for our company is only the minimum the covenants require. That may or may not be best for your community.
How does the board want to reach out to the homeowners? Not only adopting but publicizing your standards creates a transparency that encourages board membership and creates a more positive perception of community leadership!
We encourage all our boards to proactively adopt a Code of Ethics in an effort to reduce miscommunication and confusion.
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Fun Facts about FOOTBALL!
Did you know....
The Univeristy of Georgia was inspired by the logo for the Green Bay Packers while creating the Georgia Bulldogs helmet design!
The first televised football game had 500 viewers in 1939, while today the average Superbowl has over 114,000,000!
Paul Hubbard, a legally deaf quarterback, originally invented the huddle in an effort to work with his own players back in 1890!
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TREASURER'
S
CORNER
Monthly tips to help
manage financials!
Developing a Transparent
Community Association Annual Budget
P
roviding opportunities for owner participation during budget development often results in greater understanding and support from the community for the proposed budget. Community involvement should begin early in the budget process. Periodic communication and transparency are essential elements of budget development, especially if the Board anticipates a significant assessment increase.
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Don't want your Board meeting
to interfere with the big games?
FOR THE COMPLETE
NFL SCHEDULE
CLICK HERE!
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ELECTION TIME?
Who is your
First Draft Pick?
Board Members are volunteers and as such they are ever changing. Although we work hard to keep our members happy and in place for as long as possible, every community will eventually be looking for new recruits. To help you chose wisely we have included in this issue a review of the roles and responsibilities of a board, what each position entails and what an individual should do as a new board member.
For Officer Responsibilities and New Board Member Best Practices... CLICK HERE!
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Inspirational
Quote of the Month!
Of course we chose one about TEAMWORK!
"Coming together is a beginning,
staying together is progress,
working together is success."
- Henry Ford
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Cable Access Agreements
JUST ANOTHER REMINDER!!!
Although these negotiations are ongoing, we have recently rolled out over $700,000 in new offers. These right-of-access agreements are NOT exclusive, residents can continue to select any provider they want. If you are one of the lucky communities, please be sure to review your agreement as soon as possible! As most of you know, Heritage has negotiated well over two million dollars from Comcast, AT&T, and Charter for the communities we manage and there has been an overwhelmingly positive response from the boards who have benefited from the program!
For those who may not be familiar with the details of this initiative, please click below to read all the details!
If you have received an offer and have questions:
Contact Wendy Brant, Director of Business Development
wbrant@heritageproperty.com
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For Questions or Comments:
Please Contact
Wendy Brant
Director of Business Development
wbrant@heritageproperty.com
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Heritage Property
Management
Corporate Office
500 Sugar Mill Road
Building B, Suite #200
Atlanta, Ga 30350
www.heritageproperty.com
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