RESOLUTION OF THE
SKYLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
ADOPTING POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR
INSPECTION AND COPYING OF ASSOCIATION RECORDS
SUBJECT: Adoption of a policy and procedure
for the inspection and copying of Association records by Owners and retention
of Association permanent records.
PURPOSE: To adopt a policy regarding an
Owner’s right to inspect and copy Association records and identification of
records to be permanently retained by the Association. To adopt a standard
procedure to be followed when an Owner chooses to inspect or copy Association
records.
AUTHORITY: The Declaration, Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Association and Colorado law.
EFFECTIVE
DATE: January 1, 2007
RESOLUTION: The Association hereby adopts the following
policy and procedure:
1. The Association
shall permanently retain the following records as required by Colorado law:
• Minutes of all Board and
Owner meetings;
• All actions taken by the Board or unit Owners by written ballot
in lieu of a meeting;
• All actions taken by a committee on the behalf of the Board
instead of the Board acting on behalf of the Association; and
• All waivers of the notice requirements for owners’ meetings,
Board member meetings, or committee meetings.
2. Inspection/Copying
Association Records. An Owner or
his/her authorized agent is entitled to inspect and copy any of the books and
records of the Association, subject to the exclusions, conditions and
requirements set forth below:
(a) The inspection
and/or copying of the records of the Association shall be at the Owner’s
expense, which may be collected by the Association in advance;
(b) The inspection
and/or copying of the records of the Association shall be conducted by
appointment during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 350 Country Club Drive, Suite 112A,
Crested Butte, Colorado, 81224;
(c) The Owner shall
give the Association’s Manager a written demand, stating the purpose for which
the inspection and/or copying is sought. The Association shall make the
requested records available within five business days of the Owner’s request;
and
(d) The Owner shall
complete and sign the Agreement Regarding Inspection of Association Records
prior to the inspection and copying of any Association record. A copy of the
Agreement is attached to this Policy. Failure to properly complete or sign the
Agreement shall be valid grounds for denying an Owner the right to inspect
and/or copy any record of the Association.
3. Proper
Purpose/Limitation. Association
records, including membership lists, shall not be used by any Owner for:
(a) Any purpose
unrelated to an Owner’s interest as an Owner;
(b) The purpose of
soliciting money or property unless such money or property will be used solely
to solicit the votes of the Owners in an election to be held by the Association;
(c) Any commercial
purpose;
(d) For the purpose of
giving, selling, or distributing such Association records to any person; or
(e) Any improper
purpose as determined in the sole discretion of the Board.
4. Exclusions. The following records shall NOT be available
for inspection and/or copying as they are deemed confidential:
(a) Attorney-client
privileged documents and records, unless the Board decides to disclose such
communications at an open meeting;
(b) Any documents that
are confidential under constitutional, statutory or judicially imposed
requirements; and
(c) Any documents, or
information contained in such documents, disclosure of which would constitute
an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy, including but not limited to
social security numbers, dates of birth, personal bank account or credit
information, and driver’s license numbers.
5. Fees/Costs. Any Owner requesting copies of Association
records shall be responsible for all actual costs incurred by the Association,
including the cost to search, retrieve, and copy the record(s) requested. Such
costs shall be charged at $20.00 per hour for employee time and $.10 per page
for copies. The Association shall require a $50.00 deposit for large copy
requests. Failure to pay such deposit shall be valid grounds for denying an
Owner copies of such records. If after payment of the deposit it is determined
that the actual cost was more than the deposit, Owner shall pay such amount
prior to delivery of the copies. If after payment of the deposit it is
determined that the actual cost was less than the deposit, the difference shall
be returned to the Owner with the copies. There shall be no cost to any Owner
accessing records which are required to be disclosed by Colorado law at no cost to Owners.
6. Inspection. The Association reserves the right to have a
third party present to observe during any inspection of record by an Owner or
the Owner’s representative.
7. Original. No Owner shall remove any original book or
record of the Association from the place of inspection nor shall any Owner
alter, destroy or mark in any manner, any original book or record of the
Association.
8. Creation of
Records. Nothing contained in this
Policy shall be construed to require the Association to create records that do
not exist or compile records in a particular format or order.
9. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Resolution,
initially capitalized or terms defined in the Declaration shall have the same
meaning herein.
10. Supplement to
Law. The provisions of this
Resolution shall be in addition to and in supplement of the terms and
provisions of the Declaration and the law of the State of Colorado governing the Project.
11. Deviations. The Board may deviate from the procedures set
forth in this Resolution if in its sole discretion such deviation is reasonable
under the circumstances.
12. Amendment. This policy may be amended from time to time
by the Board of Directors.
PRESIDENT'S
CERTIFICATION: The undersigned, being the President of
the Skyland Community Association, a Colorado
nonprofit corporation, certifies that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by
the Board of Directors of the Association, at a duly called and held meeting of
the Board of Directors on ________________________ and in witness thereof, the
undersigned has subscribed his name.
SKYLAND
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
a
Colorado
nonprofit corporation
By:
,
President
AGREEMENT REGARDING INSPECTION AND COPYING OF RECORDS
OF SKYLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
I
have requested to inspect and/or obtain copies of the following records of the
Skyland Community Association (be as specific as possible):
The
records shall be used for the following purpose(s) only:
I understand that under Colorado law,
Association records, including membership lists, may not be obtained or used
for any purpose unrelated to my interest(s) as an Owner. I further understand
and agree that without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Association
records may not be:
(A) used to solicit money
or property unless such money or property will be used solely to solicit the
votes of the Owners in an election held by the Association;
(B) used for any
commercial purpose;
(C) sold to, otherwise
distributed to, or purchased by any person;
(D) any other purpose
prohibited by law; or
(E) any purpose not
related to the reason specified in this Agreement.
In the event any
document requested is used for an improper purpose or purpose other than that
stated above, I will be responsible for any and all damages, penalties and
costs incurred by the Association, including attorney fees resulting from such
improper use. I will additionally be subject to any and all enforcement
procedures available to the Association through its governing documents and Colorado law.
Understood and agreed to
by:
Date:
Homeowner
Date:
Homeowner
Address