The new observatory building at the Sunriver Nature Center is complete Page 11
MASKS REQUIRED For Indoor & Outdoor Public Spaces with Crowds Vaccinated or Not
The Sunriver Service District discusses shortfalls within its departments Page 20
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
SEPTEMBER 2021
VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 9
COVID-19 vaccine now mandatory for all SROA staff
SROA Annual Meeting, COVID Style There were 30 in-person masked-up owner attendees during SROA’s Annual Meeting held Aug. 21 at SHARC. The meeting was broadcast live and has been recorded for viewing by those who could not attend. The video can be viewed by going to the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org/annualmeeting. Owner comments are still welcome and can be emailed to infosroa@srowners.org
SROA’s 2021 election results By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene SROA NEWS – The SROA Board of Directors welcomes three members following the August election. Of the two ballot measures that were on the table – one failed and one passed. The results were tallied by members of the SROA Election Committee as well as counted and verified by the accounting firm Price Fronk & Co. of Bend. There were 4,211 ballots mailed out in early July. There were 2,076 returned with only 22 invalid ballots due to the lack of a voter signature. This return is on par with other past elections/ ballots that did not have a monetary assessment tied to it. The Election Committee did note that more than 530 voters failed to choose three candidates – only marking one or two. From the field of five board candidates Tony De Alicante, Paul Coughlin and Keith Mobley were the top vote getters. While Coughlin and De Alicante will be new to the board, this will be Mobley’s second term and, moving forward, will lead the board as president at least through August 2022. The ballot measure to change language in the Consolidated Plan passed with 1,776 yes to 205 no votes. The change will
Members of the Election Committee count ballot votes.
allow flexibility as to who can participate on the SROA Appeals Board on behalf of the association – alleviating an issue if both designated members are unavailable for a scheduled hearing. As for the Recycling Center measure, this drawn-out topic appears to have come to a close with the ballot measure tightly Turn to Results, page 7 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 9 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA NEWS – The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors has adopted a mandatory vaccine policy for its staff. Of SROA’s 49 full-time staff members, about 25% remain unvaccinated. In accordance with the association’s duty to provide and maintain a safe and healthful workplace free from known hazards, this policy will safeguard the health of employees and their families, owners, customers, visitors and the community at large from COVID-19. Additionally, this will help ensure that SROA remains adequately staffed to provide essential services, such as snow plowing, that are vital to the overall safety of the community. The vaccine policy will be implemented in a way that complies with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions and local health authorities, as applicable. Unless a reasonable accommodation is approved by the general manager, all SROA employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18, 2021 or six weeks from full Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval – whichever is later (the “effective date”). The FDA granted full approval of the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23. The vaccine requirement applies to all existing employees, as well as future hires, until the policy is rescinded. SROA will consider requests for reasonable accommodation (based on disability, religious status or as otherwise required by applicable law) on an individual basis. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213