The Board is proposing changes to the Wildwood Manor Swimming Pool Association, Inc.’s By-laws. As we all know, membership is the lifeblood of our organization, and our ability to have a robust operating plan means operating at peak membership. For the first time in a long time, we have a multi-year waiting list for new members seeking equity membership in our pool. The Board is proposing to revise the By-laws to improve the timeliness within which new members are offered equity shares and to better position the pool with its financial forecasting and budget management. Currently, if an equity member does not pay their dues on time and ignores all the reminder communications from the Board and our pool administrator, they will forfeit their membership by the second week of the pool season. However, by this time, many people would have already joined other pools. Ideally, we would like all waitlist movement to occur in the mid-to-late spring, before prospective members decide to join other pools.
1. The board proposes to change the delinquency date from fifteen days after the pool opens to fifteen days after the due date.
Specifically, the Board proposes to change Article XI, Section 3
- FROM: If a member has not paid dues, fees or other charges that member and the member’s family shall be denied all rights and privileges of the Association. If the delinquency exceeds fifteen (15) days from the pool opening, the Board or its designee, upon notice to the member, may terminate the membership.
- TO: If a member has not paid dues, fees or other charges that member and the member’s family shall be denied all rights and privileges of the Association. If the delinquency exceeds fifteen (15) days from their due date, the Board or its designee, upon notice to the member, may terminate the membership.
2. In furtherance of the goals noted above and consistent with Article XI, Section 2, the Board is changing the due date for annual dues from May 1 to April 1, to be more in line with other area pools. In order in better align the By-laws text with this determination, the Board is proposing to update Article XI, Section 2 to reflect this new due date.
Specifically, the Board proposes to change Article XI, Section 2
- FROM: All dues and fees shall be payable on or before the first day of May each year, unless otherwise determined by the Board. No dues shall be refunded in the event that operations of the Association’s facilities are suspended for any period, unless otherwise provided by the Board.
- TO: All dues and fees shall be payable on or before the first day of April each year, unless otherwise determined by the Board. No dues shall be refunded in the event that operations of the Association’s facilities are suspended for any period, unless otherwise provided by the Board.
3. Additional Changes
In conjunction with the By-laws amendments described above, the By-laws will be further amended to make minor typographical and grammatical corrections.It also will be edited to provide for the use of virtual meetings and that the annual meeting occur by the middle of February each year.
