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District 8 holds a hearing Tuesday on letting a $237-an-hour hearing officer rule on home exterior change requests.

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[Maker]

PROP 3 for CDDs should be next.

Here's ways to reduce the workload. Publish a list of everything that is automatically approved, and remove it from requiring any ARC paperwork. Things like painting with a pallet of pre-approved colors. Roofing using pre-approved styles and colors. Long list of approved plants and trees. Replacing screens with glass slider. And so on. Cut the workload by 80% and then the process gets a lot better for everyone on ARC, and homeowners. That doesn't need spending lots of $$ on a hearing officer.

[JohnN]

I'll do the job , accurate , fast, and thorough. $200 / hour, sweet deal.

[ridge]

Originally Posted by The Gazette

District 8 holds a hearing Tuesday on letting a $237-an-hour hearing officer rule on home exterior change requests.

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$237 per hour seems high for reviewing archertecture reviews. Surly this could be done for less.

[Topspinmo]

Why can’t board do their Job?

[Sparky99]

Find a free volunteer!!!

[Bill14564]

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[Thetwisted2]

Originally Posted by The Gazette

District 8 holds a hearing Tuesday on letting a $237-an-hour hearing officer rule on home exterior change requests.

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There needs to be a limit to the hours required, if this was a full time 2080 hrs a year that would be $492,000 a year plus travel (unknown amount). There probably want be an issue hiring someone for the job, there maybe someone with inside connections waiting for the approval. What skills/ education will be required. This sounds like a job created for someone, a big increase from a volunteer position.

[Howdy]

Originally Posted by Maker

PROP 3 for CDDs should be next.

Here's ways to reduce the workload. Publish a list of everything that is automatically approved, and remove it from requiring any ARC paperwork. Things like painting with a pallet of pre-approved colors. Roofing using pre-approved styles and colors. Long list of approved plants and trees. Replacing screens with glass slider. And so on. Cut the workload by 80% and then the process gets a lot better for everyone on ARC, and homeowners. That doesn't need spending lots of $$ on a hearing officer.

Rumor only a Rumor. There are two ladies who roam around in a Golf Cart reviewing properties. I would approach them = Free is good. Beats $ 237.00hr.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by The Gazette

District 8 holds a hearing Tuesday on letting a $237-an-hour hearing officer rule on home exterior change requests.

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way too foolish and a total waste of time and money. ARC approvals are supposed to be straight forward 1 application = 10 minutes tops, so what is the problem ??? Only problem I ever found in our ARC (back when I was HOA pres) is that they couldn't read. Any document should be clear and straight forward. if not then change the docs.

[wpsabo]

I emailed the supervisors to consider a more realistic option.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Sparky99

Find a free volunteer!!!

This is an issue in any planned community. Only need to read the posts.. Anything ALL would agree to? Violations of approved plan. They tell you to get an attorney.
Volunteer? There isn't a home you can't find something to complain about. These things and and do become WARS.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Howdy

Rumor only a Rumor. There are two ladies who roam around in a Golf Cart reviewing properties. I would approach them = Free is good. Beats $ 237.00hr.

OPINION totally different. Two ladies. NAMES SHOULD BE PUBLISHED. The toilet bowl cleaner retired and wants to be a manager IN SECRET.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

$475,000 equivalent full time job saley for reviewing proposals. . which is a small company CEO pay level. .

Someone is creating a job for a relative, as there is something wrong that that precise of an hourly rate for reviewing plans which requires a bit of common sense and rules comprehension. .

is there a mafia member on the board or in charge of the board?

[Bwanajim]

$237 an hour! It should be less than half that! Somebody must have a friend or relative that's gonna get the job. This is BS.