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2019 QUORUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS CAI-CV
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CAI-CV
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JENNIFER JAMES, ESQ., CHAIR Green Bryant & French, LLP RODNEY BISSELL, CO-CHAIR Bissell Design Studios, Inc. GEN WANGLER, ESQ., CCAL, BOARD LIAISON Fiore Racobs & Powers, A PLC KIMBERLY BURNETT DSI Security Services
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DIANE CARMONY Coachella Valley Water District
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SIERRA CARR, CMCA Associa Desert Resort Management
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DEA FRANCK, ESQ. Epsten Grinnell & Howell, APC BRUCE LATTA, CMCA Parc La Quinta HOA MARNE LOGAN, CCAM The Management Trust Desert Division GLENN A. MILLER, CGCS Southwest Landscape & Maintenance, LLC
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GRACE PALUCK, CMCA The Management Trust Desert Division
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KUMAR S. RAJA, ESQ. Tinnelly Law Group MIKE REY Rey Insurance Services A FARMERS® Insurance Agency CAI-CV
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STEVEN SHUEY, PCAM Personalized Property Management
FEATURES 10
How HOA Boards Can Participate in the Legislative Process By CAI-CV's Legislative Support Committee
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Important Legislative Updates for 2020 By Tim Flanagan, Esq.
20 2019 Case Law Update By Kumar S. Raja, Esq.
28 The New State of HOA Election Laws By Steven J. Tinnelly, Esq.
38 Making New Laws in California – The Legislative Process By Louie Brown, Esq.
43 Common Courtesy: How to Promote Civility in Community Associations By Donna DiMaggio Berger, Esq., CCAL 4
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SUSAN BROWNE ROSENBERG Desert Cities Indoor Air, LLC
CHRIS SIGLER President, C.L. Sigler & Associates, Inc. JOSH WIDENMANN MRC Smart Technology Solutions A Xerox Company CREATIVE DIRECTOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER CAI-CV
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RODNEY BISSELL Bissell Design Studios, Inc. rodney@bisselldesign.com (714) 293-3749
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SUBSCRIBER SERVICES
The Coachella Valley Quorum Magazine is a publication expressly prepared for association leaders, managers and related business professionals of the Community Associations Institute. Members are encouraged to submit articles for publishing consideration. All articles accepted for publication in Quorum are subject to editing and rewriting by the Quorum Committee. Quorum Magazine is printed at the CAI-CV Office on a Xerox Versant 180 Press. Discounted printing is now available to CAI members. Call Bissell Design Studios, Inc. at (714) 293-3749 or the CAI-CV office for more information, (760) 345-0559.
