Article 3.4 Compensation of the Westwind HOA Bylaws states: "No Director will receive compensation for any service rendered to the Association; however, any Director may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his/her duties."
Authors of this article made it clear that no one will maintain a directorship and be compensated as a nodding head to a "look the other way" management firm. Yet Chris Gillies has been paid $150 per month by our Management Company since November of 2009. By the time the next annual member meeting arrives in November, Chris will have been paid $5400 for Porter Services.
Chris Gillies isn't the only director enjoying a compensatory relationship with our Management Company. Since 2011, our Management Company has paid Chris Wadding's son $6055 for various porter services. $3420 of this amount was for "Tree Trimming and Removal" despite that in 2011, the HOA maintained contracts in the amount of $8,100 monthly to Proqual Landscaping. Our Management Company paid Chris Wadding $555 for "Tree Trimming and Removal" as recently as April 2012 despite a 2012 contract with Mariposa Landscaping who had charged the HOA $560 as of April for the exact same service.
Why is it a big deal whether or not Directors and there families are compensated by our Management Company?
Our Management Company fees are 3 to 4 times more then other management firms for neighboring communities. Since securing a monthly compensation to Chris Gillies in November of 2009, the fees have increased by 10% (this value may be updated higher if it is found that fees were lower in 2009 and 2010 - awaiting information). Pam Rottner of Vision Community Managment provides the details in an email dated July 28, 2012:
"We are familiar with your community as we have managed many nearby communities, such as Garden Lakes for several years... here is the management fee breakdown we discussed:
In addition to the management fee, Our Management Company charges thousands of dollars yearly for office supplies, and rental registration/tracking programs. Pam Rottner explains that for the surrounding communities, "We do not charge fees for rental registration programs, rental tracking, or office supplies in our communities. These are standard administrative functions at Vision."
So you can conclude quite easily that the reason our Management Company can get away with thousands of dollars in exorbitant fees is because they pad the pockets of the majority of our Directors and their family members. This also explains why our Management Company actively suppresses and discourages absentee balloting.
