Election

 Board of Directors

The RMWC Board consists of  5 directors  + 2 alternate directors.—The term for sitting board members is 2 years

In order to avoid potential full turnover of members at each annual  meeting election,  we have set up to have 2 seats open on even years and 3 seats open on odd years.  In other words we alternate from 2 to 3, 3 to 2, etc.    

The election itself works such that :  If there are 4, 6 or even 10 candidates for the 2 open seats, the candidates who receive the 2 most votes will become members of the board, the next 2 top vote getters will be alternates who are effectively non-voting board members.  Should a board members resign of otherwise leave the board, one of the alternates will fill that slot.  [note similarly for years with 3 slots open.]

In the early formative years of RMWC’s existence the board met monthly because we had a lot on our plate to get organized and to make major decisions on the engineering/designing and construction of a filtration system mandated by the state regulators.  

However, in recent years the board has been meeting approximately every 2-3 months.   We do not have a meeting schedule etched in stone and since we don’t have a clubhouse or pavilion (like Chemeketa Park or Redwood Estates), we typically would meet at a different board members house depending on availability and convenience.   While many mutuals have dates & times for meetings set well in advance, we’ve been less formal and have typically determined if/when we feel a meeting is necessary, then the president will send out an email/text/call to the board members to find a mutually convenient date/time to set a meeting.    

Since Spring 2020’s advent of the pandemic, our meetings have been held via zoom; but we do hope that we’ll all feel comfortable meeting in person at some point in not too distant future.   Our meetings typically last between 1 & 2 hours, depending on how many issues need be addressed.