Highland Lakes

The Highland Lakes Voting Board is scheduled to meet at 8 pm Friday, November 18 in the Lake Room of the Clubhouse. The board generally meets on the third Friday of most months to review the current activities and business of the Club. The meeting agenda always includes time allotted for reports from individual committees, a review of the Club’s current expenses, correspondence, legal matters, and a discussion of old and new business. Towards the end of the meeting the floor is open to members and all who wish to share their views on any Club related topic are encouraged to speak. Time is permitted at the beginning of each meeting for members to express views on any topic scheduled for a vote that night.

New business to be discussed includes the following motions:

• the adoption of Communication Guidelines for the Voting Board, Committee Chairpeople and Activity Organizers;
• the formation of Special Committee to examine rentals of properties and compliance with the Club’s Associate Membership By-Laws, along with issues related to short-term rentals from companies such as AirBnB, HomeAway, VRBO, etc.;
• the inclusion of an assessment of air conditioning requirements in the Clubhouse in a proposal for engineering services;
• the nomination of two committee chairpersons;
• the adoption of a banking resolution establishing authorized Officer and Trustee signatures on all checks.

Attending board meetings and workshops is a great way for members to become knowledgeable about the issues that the Club faces, to gain an understanding of what various committees are working on and become acquainted with board officers and the trustees who represent the various sections of our community. Meetings are typically two to three hours in length.