21 July 2011
Postal Mail Cost Savings Program
The board, with the help of the HFC, has instituted a Postal Mail Cost Savings Program.
This program could save the Association up to $2000 a year if homeowners agreed
to receive most of their information from the management company by e-mail
instead of Postal Service mail, such as board minutes and other Association
information as appropriate, and agree to use an auto pay program through their bank
for payment of their monthly assessments and/or any special assessments.
A questionnaire was sent out in June 2011 to every homeowner so
they could indicate what information from the management company they would like
to receive by e-mail and whether they would sign up for auto pay. Our homeowner’s
response is shown below:
1. Continue to receive all information by postal mail- 10 homeowners.
2. OK to E-mail board minutes- 16 homeowners.
3. OK to E-mail other Association information- 3 homeowners.
4. Will signup for auto pay ( new)- 0 homeowners
5. Did not return questionnaire- 20 homeowners
Our board and a very few homeowners are working very hard to squeeze every nickel,
that we really don't need to spend, out of our budget. It, therefore, seems
unconscionable and irresponsible that 20 (37%) of our homeowners couldn't find the
time to return this questionnaire, let alone, sign up to save the Association
money.
Our thanks go out to the 34 homeowners that did respond and the 19 that did sign
up for some of the cost savings measures. Their efforts will save the Association
approximately $700 a year.
If you are one of the twenty that did not respond, it's still not to late to call Ellona at SCOTT MGT @ 310 370-2696 X211 and help your Association (and your self) save money.