GENERAL STANDARDS
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Competence - A Committee member shall undertake only
those responsibilities and assignments that he/she can
reasonably expect to perform with competence and shall make a
concentrated effort to perform all tasks/assignments/duties in a
superior manner.
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Due Professional Care - A Committee member, although
serving in a volunteer capacity, shall exercise due care to act in
a professional manner in the performance of his/her duties and at
no time should overstate ones experience, background or
professional competency when accepting or in carrying out an
assignment or duty.
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Planning and
Supervision - A Committee member shall adequately plan and supervise all
accepted functions and assignments. A member who will be unable to fulfill
the obligations of a function/assignment or duty shall notify the
committee chairman in a timely manner.
INTEGRITY AND
OBJECTIVITY
A member may not
knowingly misrepresent facts in order to achieve any measure of personal
gain for themselves, family members, friends, or any affiliated company
from which he/she may benefit. All decisions and representation made to
the Homeowners Association must be made with the best interests of the
Association in mind.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
A member shall comply
with all technical standards that are in force, (for example: community
CC&R's, Arc Guidelines, etc.) or may from time to time be promulgated by
the Homeowners Association regardless of personal opinion.
PROFESSIONAL
COURTESY
All Homeowners
Association Committee members should exhibit professional courtesy to all
board and community association management professionals and such
professional courtesy shall include among other things:
The Committee
Member shall not interfere with contractual relationships between the
Board, community management professionals and contractors.
CONFLICT OF
INTEREST
No member, or employee
of a member, may use their position to enhance their own financial status
through recommendation of vendors, suppliers or contractors that may pay a
gratuity to the member or employee of a member of the organization. In
addition, all situations where any appearance of a conflict of interest
could exist' must be disclosed in writing to the Board of Directors at the
earliest opportunity. Any dealings with related parties must be fully
disclosed to in writing to the Board of Directors at the earliest
opportunity. Any dealings with related parties must be fully disclosed to
the Homeowners Association and abstentious and/or refusal must be entered
on all voting and discussion issues relating to the contractors.
GRATUITIES
It shall be the policy
of the Homeowners Association to discourage the acceptance by its
committee members of gifts, entertainment, or other favors from existing
or prospective clients, vendors or suppliers.
USE OF HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION FUNDS
No committee member
may use any funds being held for Homeowners Association business for their
own personal use.
RELATED ENTITIES
Any engagement of a
company or individual that is related to any Committee Member in anyway,
must be disclosed to the Homeowners Association. This disclosure must be
made in writing and approved by the Homeowners Association for the
Committee Member to remain active on the Homeowners Association Board of
Directors.
LIMITATIONS OF
PRACTICE
A Committee Member who
is also engaged in the practice of another profession shall exclude
himself/herself, if the performance of such services is likely to result
in a perceived or real conflict of interest. Any member who misses two
consecutive meetings of the Committee will be removed. Any member who
misses one meeting without informing at least one other Committee Member
and/or management, without just cause, may be removed from the committee.
CONFIDENTIALITY
A Committee Member may
not knowingly spread untruths or gossip about other committee members,
management professionals, and the Board of Directors, vendors or any other
person serving the community in a volunteer, contracted or professional
capacity. Information discussed during meetings is considered confidential
and should not be discussed outside of the committee unless listed as an
agenda item or upon final decision of the board. AT NO TIME will any
specifics regarding scope of work, contractual amounts, legal issues
and/or other information that might be deemed confidential be discussed
outside a committee or board meeting without prior approval from the
Board.
I,
______________________________________________ , the undersigned
agree to the above stated Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct:
Signature: _______________________________________ Date:
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