River Oaks Property Owners Association

Attendees :  Board Members:  England, Finley, Long Officers:  Fowler, Underwood; Others:  House Business :  Fowler called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. at the River Oaks Clubhouse. Approval of Minutes :  The minutes of the previous meeting of the POA board (4-21-20) were approved (moved by England, seconded by Finley). Board Actions : Fowler opened the discussion of the delay in having the annual meeting which was ready to be called when the pandemic developed and restrictions were put into place.  Fowler reported that after meeting with attorney Chris Bryant, he and Long thought that it would be best to put an explanation on the blog and direct people to that information by sending out a postcard.  Fowler pointed out that the postcard can be the size of a half sheet of paper and convey more information than the smaller ones used before.  Fowler emphasized that the attorney, in compliance with the governor’s guidelines, had advised again...

Attendees :   Board Members:  England, Finley, Long Officers:  Fowler, Underwood Business :  Fowler called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m. via Zoom. Approval of Minutes :  The minutes of the previous meeting of the POA board (3-2-20) were approved (moved by Finley, seconded by England). Board Actions : Fowler opened the discussion by noting that due to the continuing situation with the quarantine, the Board needs to wait on an annual meeting.  He then asked what and how should we communicate with the property owners given the circumstances.  Fowler noted that Ann Harrington will be posting on the Living in River Oaks FB site information about the Searcy program Big Bloomin’ Weekend.  She can also help with public announcements.  Finley said using her skills to communicate is a positive.  Fowler said that the blog is also available and can be used to help communicate with the membership.  In addition, Fowler has an email list ...

Attendees :   Board Members:  England, Finley, Long Officers:  Fowler, House, Underwood Business :  Fowler called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. at the conference room of Finley’s office. Approval of Minutes :  The minutes of the previous meeting of the POA board (5 February 2020) were approved (moved by England, seconded by Finley). Board Actions : Report :  Fowler opened the discussion of the draft letters prepared by Long, one to be mailed to the membership with the proxy form and one to be posted on the BlogSpot.  The consensus was that the titles of the issues should be more specific on the Proxy sheet.  Regarding the rationale for the assessment increase, the Board wants to emphasize that the adjustment is based on the need to meet the budget in 2020, projected to be $15,200.  The Board recommended putting the general details of the budget in the letter on the BlogSpot.  Similarly, the rationale for the change in the date ...