Volume 33 | NO 3 | MARCH 2022 941.312.0665 | ISLAND VISITOR PUBLISHING | www.DELTURA-HOA.com
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By Cindy Swisher
Hello Del Tura, My name is Cindy Swisher, and I am thrilled to be taking over editorship of The Tower. When my husband, Keith, and I moved to Del Tura in the fall of 2019, the paper played a huge part in getting us familiar with our new community and helped us to feel more at home. From the monthly articles on community resources such as CERT, FISH, and the Loan Closet to the monthly event announcements, it helped us navigate, and still does, life here in Del Tura. I take this position seriously and hope to continue to help make The Tower the helpful, important resource it has always been.
ELECTION RESULTS
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By Daniel Cruz, Chair, Nomination and Election Committee
Everyone’s a winner! On February 12, 2022, the Nomination and Election Committee (Committee) convened in the Royal Palm Room to open and count the ballots cast for the 2022 HOA Board of Directors elections. On February 16, 2022, the Committee delivered its report of the results of the 2022 election for seats on the HOA Board of Directors. Following is a summary of the results as delivered to the Board: A total of 730 residents were deemed eligible to vote and received ballots directed to their address on file with the HOA. The voting process was carefully designed to provide complete anonymity over the ballots. Of the 730 ballots, 380 members responded. A number of mailed ballot envelopes were returned by the Post Office as undeliverable. A Committee member attempted to contact those members whose ballots were returned and every effort was made to deliver those ballots to the members in time to vote. Of the 380 ballots which were returned, 12 ballots were deemed invalid and 368 were deemed valid ballots for counting. After tallying the votes on these 368 valid ballots, the ranked order of candidates, in order of the most to the least votes received was as follows: Cindy Baron, Lisa Bellanca, Kathy Williamson, and Susan Bell. Pursuant to the Bylaws, the three candidates receiving the most votes are installed for three-year terms and the remaining candidate will fill the one-year term left by the vacant Board seat. In other words, all candidates are WINNERS! When next you see your candidates and other current Board members, please thank them for their service to our community.
A copy of the election results was posted on the HOA Bulletin Board in the Clubhouse and the Tally Sheet has been posted on the HOA web page. Members who kept a record of their control (envelope) and ballot number may go to the tally sheet and verify their votes were correctly recorded. The Nomination and Election Committee will retain all election records as prescribed in the Bylaws. The Nomination and Election Committee is looking for volunteers to serve on next year’s Committee. If you are interested in participating and having some fun along the way, or if you have any questions about the election, please reach out to Daniel Cruz at danielleecruz@gmail.com or 239.443.7278.
From left to right – Lisa Bellenca, Kathy Williamson, Laura Intini, Cindy Baron, Marylou Buss, Susan Bell, Dave Tomaszewski, Art Keen, Will Rossman – not pictured.
YOUR NOMINATION AND ELECTION COMMITTEE AT WORK! After months of careful planning, preparation, and hard work, your HOA Nomination and Election Committee convened on February 12, 2022, to count ballots for the annual Board of Directors Elections. As required by the HOA Bylaws, all votes were anonymously cast. The authenticity of ballots and vote count were verified by Committee members Ruth Blevins, Michaelene Cruz, Lisa Francis, Linda Storma, and Daniel Cruz. The results of the election were presented to the Board, as scheduled, on February 16, 2022. In addition to the Committee Members who worked so hard to make this election run smoothly and transparently, the Committee wishes to thank Cindy Briton, Cindy Swisher, and Meg Valentino for their help in generating the membership list
and their work to inform the Community about the election and candidates. Also, the Committee wishes to thank all the HOA office volunteers for their help in receiving and securing the ballots. Most of all, the Committee wishes to thank the Candidates for stepping up to serve their Community and Membership for casting their votes. The Nomination and Election Committee is looking for volunteers to serve on next year’s Committee. If you are interested in participating and having some fun along the way, or if you have any questions about the election, please reach out to Daniel Cruz at danielleecruz@gmail. com or 239.443.7278.
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