Villas of Wake Forest

As of Dec 4^th, 2023, the --new-- Board of Directors and their terms of service are:

	2023	TERM		2024	TERM
Chairman:	Barney Ford	2022-2024	…	Barney Ford	2022 - 2024
Vice-Chair:	Norm Bell*	2021-2023	…	Pam Alig	2022 - 2024
Treasurer:	Carolyn Coordes	2022-2024	…	Dan Becker	2023 - 2025
Secretary:	Becky Tucci*	2019-2023	…	Carolyn Coordes	2022 - 2024
Member at Large:	Pam Alig	2022-2024	…	???	2023 - 2025 ??

* Board members who left in December 2023 as their terms expired.

The ballots were counted on Saturday, Dec 2nd by the Elections Committee in conjunction with staff from York Properties.

One vacant Board position will be filled by Dan Becker. The second vacant Board position will be appointed by the Board once the new Board is established.

Also, per minutes of the Elections Committee, the annual budget for 2024 was approved as the number of "No" votes recorded (58) did NOT meet the minimum number required (73) by the Community Bylaws.

A meeting of the existing and new Board members was then held on Dec 4^th. The main order of business was to decide which persons will hold specific Board positions.

Other community website pages that may be of interest:

Board member details: https://www.VillasOfWakeForest.com/board
Minutes of Board meetings: https://www.VillasOfWakeForest.com/boardminutes
Financial Statements and budget: https://www.VillasOfWakeForest.com/Finance

Community Meeting: Monday 27th

What: The Board is hosting a community wide meeting to respond in person to questions you may have on the Board approved proposed 2024 Villas of Wake Forest budget. Everyone is welcome, attendance is optional.

When: Monday, November 27, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Where: The Family Life Center of the Wake Forest United Methodist Church, 905 South Main Street, Wake Forest, NC.Located at the intersection of South Main Street and Calvin Jones Highway - NC Hwy 98-By-Pass

Driving Entrance: off South Main Street at the Family Life Center Building
Parking: There are lots of parking spaces around the Family Life Center
Driving Exit: go around back of Family Life Center and around the church, then exit onto South Main Street

RSVP?: You need not respond but it would be helpful for planning purposes to know how many residents plan to attend. To respond use Reply (not Reply All). A simple yes or no will do.

Questions Before and During the meeting: You can submit your question(s) when you RSVP or to any Board member. Pens and note cards will be available for question(s) you may have during the meeting. It will help the Board be well prepared if we receive most of the questions ahead of time. Questions sent in ahead of time must a be received by noon Friday, November 24.

The Meeting:

Welcome and introduction of Board members.
Report on the number of Questions received and which questions/issues were sent in by multiple people.
The questions will be responded to in the order of interest by the most people.
Different Board members will respond to questions.
A volunteer will collect questions turned in during the meeting.
The meeting will end at 2:30 p.m.

Barney

On behalf of the Board

Pam Alig
Norm Bell
Carolyn Coordes
Barney Ford

NOTE: if you want to submit an ADVANCE question to the Board for this meeting, you may use this website's Contact form to email them a message.

Elections Update 15-Nov-2023

The Elections Committee has received one nomination for the expiring board terms.

Dan Becker has accepted the challenge of serving on the 2024 Board of Directors. He will be serving a two year term. Select this link to read his resume.

We will move forward with one nomination on the ballot for this election. It will be the responsibility of the new Board of Directors to recruit and appoint someone to fill the vacant position for the next two years. The ballot will also include the approval/disapproval for the 2024 budget.

Homeowners will be receiving a second mailing from York Properties by the end of next week. It will have the agenda for the annual meeting, the ballot, and the authorization to vote form. Instructions for accessing the meeting will be included. All of the forms and documents will be posted on the website.

We will send you updates and reminders as we move forward.

Barbara Newnam

Chair, Elections Committee

Notification Letter - Meeting Agenda - Budget details

York Properties notified all condominium property owners by US Mail of the upcoming meeting to review / discuss / approve an annual budget for the Condominium Owners Association (COA) and to vote for candidates for three Board positions.

The mailed documents contains the following information:

Letter of Meeting Notification mailed by Carol Slaven, York Properties on Nov 2^nd
Elections Committee Cover Letter and Board Candidate Nominations Form
The completed form (nominations) is due by Nov 14^t^h 7:00pm.
Please send the completed form to Barbara Newnam, Elections chair.
2024 Proposed Budget information
Please read this News article for an explanation regarding dues increase.
Meeting Agenda for Annual Meeting - 2nd mailing by Carol Slaven on/about Nov 17^th
Ballot for Board candidates and budget approval/disapproval - 2nd mailing by Carol Slaven on/about Nov 17^th
Owner Verification Form - 2nd mailing by Carol Slaven on/about Nov 17^th
Appointment of Proxy - not used for 2023
(This form is not needed as the meeting is by telephone and not face-to-face.)

Schedule & Nominations

Schedule / deadlines for events:

REMINDER: As the annual meeting will be virtual, all nominations for Board membership MUST be received in advance. Nominations will NOT be accepted during the virtual meeting.

Nov 10^th	Deadline to submit questions by email regarding the budget to any Board member
Nov 14^th7:00 pm	Deadline to submit nominations for Board candidates to Barbara Newnam, Elections chairperson
Nov 17^th	2nd mailing by York Properties to residents; voting ballot to be included
Nov 30^th Dec 1^st	9am - 5pm (two days): Return completed ballots (resident votes) to Clubhouse ballot box (either Thursday or Friday) for election and budget approval/disapproval. NOTE: Please put your unit address on the outside of the BALLOT envelope. The official York owner's roster is sorted by unit address. It is a more efficient process to sort the envelopes first, then open them. If you need assistance, please let us know.
Dec 1^st 7:00 pm	Deadline to receive mail-in ballots (resident votes) by Barbara Newnam
Dec 4^th	Results announced at Annual Meeting for ballot count of candidates and budget approval by Elections Committee and York Properties

Candidate Nominations:

The following nominations have been received.

Candidates are listed alphabetically.

Additional candidates will be listed as they are received.

(Last updated: 15-Nov-2023)

Dan Becker
???

Election Results 2023 - partially updated

As of Dec 4th, 2023, the --new-- Board of Directors and their terms of service are:

	2023	TERM		2024	TERM
Chairman:	Barney Ford	2022-2024	…	Barney Ford	2022 - 2024
Vice-Chairman:	Norm Bell*	2021-2023	…	Pam Alig	2022 - 2024
Treasurer:	Carolyn Coordes	2022-2024	…	Dan Becker	2023 - 2025
Secretary:	Becky Tucci*	2019-2023	…	Carolyn Coordes	2022 - 2024
Member at Large:	Pam Alig	2022-2024	…	???	2023 - 2025 ??

* Board members who left in December 2023 as their terms expired.

The ballots were counted on Saturdayday, Dec 2^nd by the Elections Committee in conjunction with staff from York Properties. A meeting of the existing and new Board members was then held on Dec 4^th. The main order of business was to decide which persons will hold specific Board positions.

Other community website pages that may be of interest:

Board member details: https://www.VillasOfWakeForest.com/board
Minutes of Board meetings: https://www.VillasOfWakeForest.com/boardminutes
Financial Statements and budget: https://www.VillasOfWakeForest.com/Finance

Virtual Meeting - Dec 4th (COPY)

Notification of

COA Budget Ratifications & Board Elections Virtual Meeting

Monday, Dec 4^th at 11am

Video or Telephone Conference Call

Computer link: [ ZOOM - EXPIRED ]

Meeting ID: [ EXPIRED ]
Access Code: [ EXPIRED ]

or

Telephone: [ EXPIRED ]

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The ballot box will be at the Villas Clubhouse

Nov 30^th 9am - 5pm

Dec 1^st 9am - 5pm

All ballots are due by

Dec 1^st 7:00 pm

Link to ballot - Click here
Link to Owner Verification form - Click here

NOTE:
Please put your unit address on the outside of the envelope.

The official York owner's roster is sorted by unit address. It is a more efficient process to sort the envelopes first, then open them. If you need assistance, please let us know.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the York Properties office or speak with one of the Elections Committee representatives.

(Current Elections chair: Barbara Newnam)