GENERAL MANAGER

Thank You To The Election Committee For A Job Well Done

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Election Committee for t h e i r w o r k o n a m y r i a d o f t a s k s t h a t culminated in the election of our new Board of Directors (BOD) for 2023-2024.

The Election Committee is responsible for overseeing the Board of Directors Election process, including the counting of the ballots and the certification of election r e s u l t s A s p e c i a l t h a n k y o u t o t h e f o l l o w i n g C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s : Chairperson, Larry Rothstein; Secretary, Chris Wickliff; Linda Egge; Kay Drewlo; Sylvie Courtemarsh; Renee Snodgrass; and Mady Shapiro.

The election process began with the publication of a Candidate Interest Form and Disclosure Statement as inserts in the January 2023 issue of The Breeze. We informed interested residents the forms must be completed and submitted to the Front Desk no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023.

This year we had three open positions on the Board of Directors for twoyear terms to be filled. As of the 5 p.m. deadline, five (5) qualified candidates had submitted Candidate Interest Forms and Disclosure Statements to the Front Desk and entered the race for election to the 2023 Board of Directors.

The candidates were incumbents Warren Geller, Nancy Prince and Mark Towers and residents, Joe Caggiano and Larry Cory As we received more qualified entrants than open Board positions, we needed to have a formal election.

This set the Election process in motion, and the Election Committee swung into action. The Committee's first order of business was to ensure the candidate bios and photographs were as widely disseminated as possible.

To that end, the Committee placed a poster with photos of the candidates and their bios in a prominent location in the Community Center The Chairperson, Larry Rothstein, also ensured that all the pertinent information related to the election and the candidate bios and photographs were published in The Breeze and eBlast and posted on the Sun City Aliante website.

All of the candidates were on hand for an informative Candidate Forum hosted by the Election Committee on March 11. The event was well received by residents who had an opportunity to learn more about each candidate during the question and answer discussion led by the Forum Moderator, Mr Steve Vitali. Following the Forum, residents enjoyed a light lunch.

The Election Committee also arranged to have a video of the Candidate Forum, created and edited by Richard Lawhead, posted on the Sun City Aliante website for interested residents who were not able to attend to view the entire event online.

The next step was mailing official ballots to all qualified homeowners in late March. Completed ballots were submitted by USPS or hand-delivered to the new ballot box in the Community Center by the deadline of Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 8 a.m.

Election Day finally arrived. The Annual Meeting of the Sun City Aliante Homeowners Association was convened on Wednesday, May 10 at 8 a.m. and the meeting was recessed to count the ballots. The Election Committee's important task was to count a total of 646 ballots. With the help of their team of 25 volunteers, the vote counting process ran smoothly

The Election Chairperson reported the final election results during the BOD meeting. The three incumbents, Warren Geller, Nancy Prince and Mark Towers, were re-elected and officially seated on the Board. (Please see the Election Committee article on page 8 of this issue of The Breeze for a detailed tally of the vote.)

After the BOD meeting, the new Board of Directors held an Organizational Meeting among themselves to determine the Board positions. The new Board voted to keep all members in their current positions: Warren Geller, President; Mark Smith, Vice President; Sonja Bankston-Cullen, Secretary; Nancy Prince, Treasurer; and Directors, Mark Towers, Debbie Matthews and Ed Ernest.

I want to emphasize how much we appreciate the work of the Election Committee, led by Election Chair, Larry Rothstein, in helping us maintain the highest standards possible in the election of our Board of Directors, the volunteer leaders of this amazing community We commend the Election Committee for executing a flawless 2023 election from start to finish.

PLEASE JOIN US… I want to personally invite you to attend our exciting CAI Award Celebration on Thursday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Vista Room of the Community Center.

We are proud of winning the Outstanding Southern Nevada Large Association of Year Award for 2022, and we want to celebrate with an event for the entire community This is the fourth time in the past five years that the Community Associations Institute (CAI) has presented this significant award to Sun City Aliante. I believe we received this award because of the dedication of our Board of Directors, Team of Staff, and Volunteer Residents who work hard every day to enhance the value of every property and lifestyle of every resident in our community

I hope to see you on June 15.

Damian Carrasco General Manager, Sun City Aliante