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Vistas writers’ guide is available from ECIA A brief guide for residents and organizations submitting articles to Vistas is now available. The two-page style summary by the ECIA Information Committee (IC) helps writers prepare material that is clear, consistent and concise for publication. We want your articles and can feature your events. For specifications and writing suggestions, feel free to contact us and visit the Vistas Style Guide, posted at Vistas Style Guide or come into the community center for a paper copy. Email articles and or questions to articles@eldoradosf.org or informationchair@gmail.com. Nomination Petition and Candidate InstructionsNomination Petition and Candidate Instructions are available. There will be three vacancies on the Board of Directors coming up in the 2020 election for terms ending in May 2023. If you are a full-time ECIA resident, a Member In Good Standing, and interested in running to be a member of the Board, please follow this link to the the Nomination Petition and instructions. Committee Chair Emails!New Committee Chair Emails! ECIA Community Standards for CommunicationECIA Community Standards for Communication Eldorado is a community of diverse individuals with wide-ranging needs and visions for how we want to live our lives here. All members have the right to express their point of view. However, it is important that when it is expressed at Board and Committee Meetings, in dealing with the ECIA/HOAMCO staff, or on the ECIA Common Properties, it be done in a civil manner that respects the rights of others. The intent of the Board is to foster a community culture in which civility is the norm. We expect Members and others to communicate without hostility toward any individual based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual preference or identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, or point of view. Contrary behavior by any Member, resident, guest, invitee, Board or Committee Member, or ECIA/HOAMCO Staff in any form while on ECIA Common Properties will not be condoned or tolerated. As members of the Eldorado Community, when on the ECIA Common Properties, we will strive to:
While input from the community is vital, it is important that members not interfere with the duties of the Board, the Committees, ECIA management, and staff or contractors. All communications with contractors must go through the Board, the Committees or Management, or must otherwise be in accordance with Board policy. It is the responsibility of all Members and residents of the ECIA to speak up when they see others not upholding these standards and to remind each other to take a step back. If that is not effective, the behavior should be reported to the appropriate person, and/or a complaint may be filed with the Management Staff or the Board of Directors. This is our community and we are all accountable for making it a safe and civil place to live and conduct our business. ECIA Newsbrief & Vistas NewsletterThe ECIA Newsbrief is an email blast sent by the Board to HOA members when necessary. The newsletter contains items that are time-sensitive and that cannot be delayed until the publication of the monthly Vistas Newsletter. ECIA BYLAWS REVIEW AD HOC COMMITTEEDraft Amended Bylaws Available for Review Online – Open Forum on Bylaws Set for February 13, 2020 A proposed draft of the Sixth Amended ECIA Bylaws is now available for Members to review at https://eldoradosf.org/document/Proposed-2020-Bylaws.pdf. Open Forum Set. The Board and the Bylaws Review ad hoc Committee will host an open forum on the proposed amended Bylaws on February 13, 2020 at 6:00 PM in the Railroad Room at the Community Center. At the open forum, ECIA Members are invited to discuss and give feedback on the proposed amended Bylaws. Alternatively, feedback may be sent via email to: bylawsreviewchair@gmail.com Lot Owners Must Vote to Approve Amended Bylaws. After the open forum, the Committee and Board will have the opportunity to discuss and make final changes to the draft Bylaws based on feedback from Members. Then, the amended Bylaws will be on the ballot for lot owners to vote on as part of the Election and Annual Meeting process in April/May. The amended Bylaws need approval of 60% of all lot owner votes cast on the election ballot in order to pass. If approved by the lot owners, the amended Bylaws will take effect after certification by the Secretary of the Board. Review of Bylaws Required Every Two Years. Proposed amendments to the Bylaws were based on suggestions from Members, Directors and the ECIA’s attorney received by the Bylaws Review ad hoc committee during its routine review of the Bylaws. The ECIA’s Bylaws require they be reviewed every two years. The objective is to continuously upgrade and improve the governing structure of our community. The Bylaws Review ad hoc Committee has met twice monthly since June. The Committee started its work by receiving suggestions from lot owners on potential changes to the Bylaws by the July deadline. Based on suggestions received, the Committee made proposed changes to the Bylaws. Those suggested changes were sent to the Association’s legal counsel for review. Next, the Committee provided the reviewed draft to the Board for its consideration. The Board reviewed the draft and approved the version of the amended Bylaws which is now posted online. Next, the Board and Committee seeks your feedback about the draft Bylaws. The Board and the Bylaws Review ad hoc committee looks forward to hearing from you at the forum in February.
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