Highlands Ranch Community Association elections

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Residents of Highlands Ranch will be receiving ballots for the Highlands Ranch Community Association’s annual elections for District Delegates.

e Board of Directors election is being held this month.

e Highlands Ranch Community Association is a proactive organization that provides community leadership for the master-planned community, including architectural control and covenant enforcement.

“ ere’s no other entity that has the representation that we do,” said Highlands Ranch Community Association’s General Manager Mike Bailey. “We have representation for each and every neighborhood, so we’re not sequestered like many cities are.” e Board of Directors are elected by the District Delegates. Two vacancies and three candidates are running. e ve-member board sets policies and oversees those policies.

Candidates for the 2023 Board of Directors are incumbents Jim Allen and Brock Norris and district delegate, Kurt Hu an.

Online voting opened March 13 and the Board of Directors will be elected March 21.

“ ey are a duciary responsibility,” said Bailey. “ ey set the compass and the direction for sta and the community.”

Each district’s constituents will elect Delegates for Highlands Ranch’s oddnumbered and vacant districts on April 18 at the Annual Meeting of the Members to represent their neighborhoods in association matters. Highlands Ranch is divided into 94 delegate districts. Delegates are elected homeowners who cast votes on behalf of the members within the delegate district. Each member serves on the Delegate Committee and serves as an advisory committee to the board of directors. e Delegates also meet to discuss rules and regulations regarding the use and operation of the communities recreation facilities as well as improvements to the operating systems and procedures between members of the community and the recreation centers. e association’s mission is “Enhancing property values and creating quality of life through recreation, community events, and leadership.” Which is assisted by the Board of Directors and District Delegates. e Highlands Ranch Community Association is also made up of committees. ere are opening positions for the Architectural Review Committee, the Bylaw Committee and the Finance Committee.

One of the responsibilities of the District Delegates is to amend and approve the community Bylaws.

“ ey actually approve our recreation budget and review monthly expenditures in the recreation division,” said Bailey.

In addition, the Delegates review programs and program policies to ensure the fairness and equal use of membership of the recreation centers.

To nd the district you live in, use the interactive map on the Highlands Ranch Community Association website.