THE HIDEABOUT NEWSPAPER
FEBRUARY 2019 • 39
BOARD MEETING MINUTES - 11/17/18 continued from page 20 Motion made by Lou Delli Santi seconded by Jerry Restaino and passed 6-1. Marie Krauss voted no.
AMEND 15-57 MOTION RESOLVED TO accept the Environmental Control Committee’s recommendation to approve that the fine structure for any ECC Violation be increased to the amount of $200.00 (base fine $150.00 and $50.00 non-refundable administration charge). Repeat violations are cited and incur the same penalty as the initial offense. Total of fines will be in a cumulative amount (1st fine $200.00, 2nd fine $200.00, total $400.00). All ECC Citations must be corrected within 30 days or another citation will be issued. The second Citation must be corrected with 14 days. Any Citation may be appealed. The Manager of Land & Environmental Planning may use discretionary judgment for any extreme hardship case(s). However, repeat violators will be subject to appearance and review by the Disciplinary Committee for possible additional penalties. Motion made by Richard Straczynski seconded by John McNichol and passed 5-0. 15-57 MOTION RESOLVED TO accept the Environmental Control Committee’s recommendation to only issue the $50.00 non-refundable administration charge for repeat violations. Total of fines will be in a cumulative amount (1st fine $150.00, 2nd fine $200.00, total $350.00). All ECC Citations corrected within thirty (30) days shall be rescinded. Citations not corrected within thirty (30) days will remain and another citation will be issued. If the second citation is corrected with 14 days it shall be rescinded. Any citation may be appealed. The Environmental Manager may use discretionary judgment for any extreme hardship case(s). However, repeat violators will be subject to appearance and review by the Disciplinary
Committee for possible additional penalties. Motion made by Richard Straczynski seconded by Lou Delli Santi and passed 6-1. Marie Krauss voted no.
18-75 MOTION RESOLVED TO accept the Governing Documents Committee’s recommendation to approve the mailing of the proposed Bylaw Amendment for Article X, Section 5 Election of Directors in the 2019 dues mailing. Motion made by Jerry Restaino seconded by Larry Frotten and passed 7-0. (General Comments and Questions) -Question about the status of the POA manager in regards to a timeline. -President stated at the present time there is nothing in place. The timeline and how to go about seeking and employing a new general manager will be discussed today. -Concern regarding the RS&W project because he noticed that there were excavators working and no signs were posted as well as no culverts were in place and roads became a sheet of ice. -Chairman asked the Facilities Manager to look into it. -Comment about a lovely job on Brooks Lake but requested the need for some shade. -Chairman answered that there is some planting in effect. -Concern about the same situation on Windermere Lane where the melted snow is running onto the road creating icy conditions, possibly due to draining issues. -Facilities Manager stated RS&W has been notified of water percolating from that road. -Question if house is sold does is the transfer fee paid to the Hideout -Financial Manager explained transfer fees equal one year of dues on developed property and ½ year on undeveloped properties which is paid to the Hideout and goes into the Capital Reserve fund. Stated
this has always been there. -Comment that there should be a warning given before a written statement and why can’t security staff knock on the door and warn property owners. -Chairman explained first property owners should read the rules. Second, the Environmental Manger has been making phone calls for warnings plus members frown on people walking on their property. The Disciplinary Committee sees lots of occasions where members do not read the rules with the excuse that they do not have time. With a warning the fine is rescinded if corrected within 30 days. The Hideout’s rules are pretty lenient in comparisons with other communities. The citations have gone from 200 to 300 to in the 1000’s so it is easier just to comply. -Question about how the real estate affect the Hideout’s non-for-profit margin. Secondly, asked for clarification regarding rumors about bonuses for department heads. -Chairman explained the real estate company is a separate entity and is for profit. Also, there are bonuses for over achievers who go above and beyond the normal workload only. -Suggestion to hire a managing company to step in. -Chairman explained finding a good general manager is difficult as we do not live in a metropolitan area. -Question if the Hideout Realty Group’s profit is taxable. Since taxes are paid if exceeded 40% of gross revenue which is over a million dollars. -Chairman stated paying these taxes does not jeopardize the non-for profit status of the Hideout. -Question if $900,000 in Real Estate profits are generated in general, does the Board believe the Hideout Realty Group will generate 20% of those sales. -Chairman stated yes. The real estate office listed 10 homes the first couple weeks. All of which had offers presented. Once everything gets put into place plans will be presented and disclosed to members. -Question about how the real estate staff is compensated as far as salary and
911 EMERGENCY NUMBER SYSTEM CHANGE
911 EMERGENCY NUMBER SYSTEM CHANGE Dear Hideout Members, There is a 911 Emergency Number System change being mandated by the county. The county has sent a formal letter to the membership outlining the details. If you did not receive a letter then contact the county at (570) 253-5970, ext. 4050. The membership may show support to our volunteer fire department by purchasing the new 911 placards from the Lake Ariel Fire Department for $18 each. Please email hideout911signs@ gmail.com and leave your name,
phone number, new 911 address, and Hideout lot number. If purchasing the placards elsewhere, the placards must be in conformance with the national recognized emergency number placards. The placard must be: - Green in color - With 4” high white reflective numbers - Numbers must be vertical - The overall size of the placard for single and double digit numbers is 6” wide by 12” in length - The overall size of the placard
for three-digit numbers is 6” wide by 18” in length - The placard must be visible from both sides of the post. As of January 1, 2019 any member who has not posted their new 911 emergency number will be issued a fine for failure to comply in the amount of $150. We strongly encourage everyone to ensure they have posted the new 911 emergency number assigned to them by Wayne County for your own safety! Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
health insurance and are they contracted. -Chairman explained the one staff member was an employee of the office as a separate entity. Also, there is a small budget set up that is being worked on presently. The liability of the membership is highly considered and is kept separate. The POA is a liability but the real estate group is separate and cannot affect the membership. -Question about where the office going to be. -Chairman stated there is concern as to it being on Hideout Property. We are going to set it up where it makes sense, near an entrance, and there will be a rental fee. -Chairman announced that on December 8 is the community budget review where the membership may ask questions about the proposed budget. Encouraged the membership to attend. 7. Vote to adjourn POA Board Meeting: Motion made by Jerry Restaino seconded by Michael Terranova and passed 7-0. 8. Vote to move to POA Executive Session: (see Article X, Section 20 of the Bylaws) -Legal -Personnel -Contracts Motion made by Richard Straczynski seconded by Marie Krauss and passed 7-0. 9. Board moves to adjourn Executive Session: Motion made by Richard Straczynski seconded by Jerry Restaino and passed 7-0. 10. Board moves to re-open to General Session, if any action is to be taken:NA Motion made by seconded by and passed . 11. Adjournment: 3:20 pm Respectfully Submitted, Brooke Craven Executive Assistant/Assistant Secretary