PLEASE NOTE: This is a report of the Feb. 18, 2010 Board meeting. It is NOT the official minutes.
Property owners who want access to POASC records have new rules governing the request. The rule was approved by a 5 to 2 margin.
Only individuals, their agents or attorneys may ask for specific records. Director Sharon [...]
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Theresa Lucas, a representative of Alabama Utilities Service (AUS) introduced herself to the board and property owners in attendance at the December board meeting. The group has acquired a permit to build a sewerage treatment plant at the north end of County Road 91. One of the principals, Lucas said the new plant would have [...]
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:04 PM
Butch,
Following up on an earlier conversation, it is my estimate that hiring a forensic accountant to perform a special audit would be quite expensive. I am concerned of the benefit to be derived from such unless evidence to prosecute someone is needed. It is hard to reconstruct transactions [...]
There are approximately 1530 property owners in Spanish Cove.
· CPOC committee members represent about 1/3rd of 1% of all Spanish Cove property owners.
To date the Board and Spanish Cove’s new manager have:
· Hired a new forensic CPA
· Hired a new manager
· Uses a new purchase order system
· Limits the use of credit cards
· Is attempting [...]
At the November meeting of the Board of Directors, the Finance Committee Chairman Dale Morsette announced the establishment of a Subcommittee to develop a POASC Financial and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual. The Subcommittee will be chaired by Assistant Treasurer Dick Junkins.
The Subcommittee will study existing policies and procedures and incorporate them into [...]
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The POASC Board of Directors postponed a decision on whether to prevent property owners from using the clubhouses for private parties until the December meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17.
Although it was a unanimous recommendation from the Rules Committee, Dick Junkins, committee chairman, asked that the proposal be discussed, but that a vote [...]
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Operations Manager Bruce Price warns property owners about a rash of thefts from cars in the area of Ridgewood Drive, Torres Lane and Santa Anna Drive. He advises locking cars in all areas of Spanish Cove even when they are in the driveway or carport. No damage was done to the vehicles, however loose change [...]
A suggestion to reduce the speed limit in Spanish Cove to 15 mph was postponed until the Oct. 15 Regular Session when the Board of Directors will discuss it in depth.
The proposal came as directors were discussing the Safety Committee proposal to install speed limit and regulatory signs at various places in the Cove. Some [...]
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Reminder! Meditate tonight at the RV Clubhouse Library – 7pm
Regular Board Meeting at the Clubhouse Fireside Room at 6:30 pm
On the left is a photo of the snake fence that Dave was commenting about in Sally’s article “Board Debates Installation of Fence.”
If you have other fence pictures that you’d like to share please send them [...]
At the last Board Meeting a motion was made to put up a fence blocking access to the rear of the Cove Clubhouse. After much discussion, it was tabled for more study. The reasons for putting up this fence were that the back lawn was being damaged by trucks, golf carts and dirt bikes. The [...]
When Butch and Jerri Lee Price purchased their home in Spanish Cove just about a year ago, they weren’t unfamiliar with the area. They had been coming to the Gulf Coast for several years with their children. After Hurricane Ivan they started to look seriously at the area for retirement.
You may see our new Operations [...]
Two special events took place at the recent meeting of the POASC Board of Directors. First, the Chairman introduced the New Operations Manager, Harry “Butch” Price and then she announced the appointment of property owner Dick Junkins to the board.
Price said since he had just started the day before the meeting, he did not [...]
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A meeting was held Monday, Aug. 17 to inform the POASC Board and property owners of the conclusions by the auditors, Gruenloh & Associates.
Approximately 50 property owners heard Wayne Gruenloh explain how the audit was done and the recommendations he has made.
He said two employees used POASC credit cards for personal expenditures. One had paid [...]
POASC OPERATING PROCEDURES SECTION VII— POASC GENERAL POLICIES SECTION 7.3 HIRING AN OPERATIONS MANAGER
Outline for hiring a new manager after a vacancy occurs:
A Temporary Manager is [...]
The POASC Board of Directors, at the Regular Session on Thursday, July 23, unanimously approved the proposed amendment to the Covenants allowing site-built homes on single lots in Land Harbor. The proposal will now be prepared for a mailing to property owners for their approval.
The Rules Committee recommended the change because it has been increasingly [...]
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The Working Session of the POASC Board of Directors opened with a statement by Chairman Joan Fletcher regarding the status of the Operations Manager. She said she would entertain no questions, remarks or comments on the subject, due to the possibility of liability through misstatement.
“I called an "Executive Session" meeting on Saturday, July 11, [...]
In a Special Meeting following the marathon Board Meeting of May 21st, 2009, the POASC Board voted to reduce the number of available shower heads in the RV Clubhouse bathrooms from three to one. Ever since Cove Maintenance took the action to do so, there has been much discussion about that action, and the [...]
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As I was preparing to write this, I went on line to check out the Spanish Cove website, www.spanishcove.org, as portions of The Update have been on line for many years. I was just going to check the website to see how much was posted from the previous Update, when what to my surprise the [...]
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Two of the POASC employees are members of a very important and proud group. Kliftin Nygaard and Mike Compton are the proud parents of college graduates.
Mike’s son, Christopher, recently graduated from the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical School. He intends to specialize in Opthamology.
Kliftin’s daughter, Blakely, is another Alabama grad earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Science [...]
If Spanish Cove were to purchase the sewage plant for $1,927,800 Only 963,900 bags of mulch at $2.00 per bag would have to be sold to pay for it.
Sounds like one heck of a deal!
Chairman Frank Lennox called last night and provided the following information:
The plant is being used as a holding tank [...]
We’ve heard a lot lately about the construction industry / housing crunch has affected Cove operations. Attached for your information is the January 22nd, 2009, official report from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which indicates how severe the reduction has been in the United States.
The summarized version of the information [...]
Red and white signs are popping up all over the Cove, announcing the property owner no longer has sewer service to the site. It all began last January when the “honesty” system was no longer working, says Deb, a Customer Service Representative of Baldwin County Sewer Service (BCSS).
Some snowbirds would notify the company when they [...]
The following is a copy of the proposed Nov. 4 Sewer Amendment that will authorize the state legislature to regulate wastewater utilities in the county. Baldwin County Sewer Service (BCSS) has been classified as a "decentralized or cluster facility" and could not be regulated. This amendment removes that classification, as indicated by the strikethroughs in [...]
Property Owner Comments on Comments
For much too long now I have been reading comments on Free Speak concerning the process followed by the Manager Selection Committee and the Board Chairperson in finding and “appointing” our new Operations Manager.
It is my opinion that the Manager Selection Committee followed the procedure stated in our procedures. They requested resumes to be submitted [...]
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