Author: Larry Selig

Larry Selig from Unit 49 served the QFCA, Inc. as an Executive Committee Member and Treasurer for 3 1/2 years. Prior to that Mr. Selig was President of the LSRB Consulting Group, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland specializing in technology training for small to medium size businesses. He has been a volunteer firefighter/paramedic in Nassau County, NY and Baltimore County, MD. Additionally he served as a Treasurer for one of the largest volunteer fire department in the country! Currently, retired with tons of time on his hands!!!

Why was the April 24th Annual Meeting Cancelled?

As per the Connecticut HOA Statues:

Sec. 47-261e. Adoption of budgets. Special assessments. Loan agreements. (a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the executive board, at least annually, shall adopt a proposed budget for the common interest community for consideration by the unit owners. Not later than thirty days after the adoption of a proposed budget, the executive board shall provide to all unit owners a summary of the proposed budget, including a statement of the amount of any reserves, and a statement of the basis on which such reserves are calculated and funded. Simultaneously, the board shall set a date not less than ten days or more than sixty days after providing the summary for either a meeting of the unit owners or a vote by ballot without a meeting to consider approval or rejection of the proposed budget. If, at that meeting or in the vote by ballot, a majority of all unit owners or any larger number specified in the declaration votes to reject the proposed budget, the proposed budget shall be rejected. If, at that meeting or in the vote by ballot, a majority of all unit owners or any larger number specified in the declaration does not vote to reject the proposed budget, the proposed budget shall be approved. The absence of a quorum at such meeting or participating in the vote by ballot shall not affect rejection or approval of the proposed budget. If a proposed budget is rejected, the budget last approved by the unit owners continues until unit owners approve a subsequent budget. If a proposed budget is not rejected in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, the proposed budget shall be deemed approved.

As you can see in the highlighted area, the Annual Board Packet was postmarked on April 17th. WIth the meeting proposed to be held on April 24th the above regulation regarding a minimum of 10 days was not met.

This also occurred for the 25th of January meeting but was not challenged by anyone, so it went through as planned.

Connecticut HOA Statutes, and the Governing Documents are not interpretive. They are rules that must be followed. How many other rules are not being followed?

Regards!

April 24, 2024 Annual Meeting – A Must Read!!!

Unit Owners:

On April 24th 2024 at 6:00PM at the Washington Middle School in Meriden, the Board of Directors will be trying to ratify a budget that includes an increase of $46.00 a month ($229.00 to $275.00). Most importantly two Executive Committee Member positions are to be elected at that time. Let me spend a paragraph or two on each of these issues and share my opinion as the former Treasurer of the Association that has been responsible for all aspects of financial concern for close to 3 1/2 years.

The Budget must NOT be ratified at this time!!! With no printed explanations shared with the Unit Owners prior to the meeting and the simple fact that there will be only a minor body of unit owners present it is imperative that there be more than a 30 second understanding of why the Board feels this increase is needed at this time. I do believe an increase is needed but just because there are roofs that need to be fixed or replaced in the near future is not reasons enough to increase the HOA fee by 20%!!!

It is the lack of communication between the Board of Directors and the Unit
Owners that concern me enough at this critical juncture to try my best to get
two new candidates to join the Board. This will make the modifications to
policies and procedures to effectively represent the Association. With the
simple fact that the townhomes are approaching their 20-year anniversary, it is
important for every Unit Owner to know what is necessary in the short term and
long term regarding our capital expenditures. A new property management company needs to be found and hired, as Premier Property Management is not doing their job to help the Association go forward! This is also the responsibility of our current Directors, Jeff Rodriguez and Dafne Sepulveda, as the buck stops with them!  They are not performing their responsibilities to effectively allow our Association to come together and make the best decisions possible for the benefit of all concerned!!!

Hopefully, I will be able to win one of the two Board Seats at the Annual
Meeting. However, if Dafne wins back her seat, and Jeff Rodriguez remains as
President, nothing will change. How do I know this? Cause I was in the minority
in all the opinions regarding how to handle capital expenditures and reserve income in the future going back to the first year I was Treasurer.

Remember, if you do not show up at the meeting and fail to deliver your proxy to Premier Property Management in time for the meeting, the Board will use a rule that does not exist in any of our governing documents, to control your vote!!!

Additionally, there are loads of issues that need to be addressed that I
will elaborate on at the meeting. If you cannot attend, please, please contact
me for a digital proxy at:

Send Email to Larry Selig

Call me at 860-977-1197 at any time. Leave me a message with a time that’s
good for you and I’ll be happy to invite you over, come to your home or talk on
the phone about these critical issues and do my best to convince you that its
time for a change!

Larry Selig, Unit 49

Urgent!!!

If you choose not to be present at the Annual Meeting on April 24th, and you do not fill out a proxy form, the President believes he can use your vote any way he sees fit!

This issue has significant legal ramifications, goes against the policy and procedures outlined in the governing Documents of the Association and most importantly, and has no legal precedence in the state of Connecticut!

During the January 25th Annual Meeting which as of this writing has no meeting minutes (required by the governing documents and Connecticut Statutes!) Jeff Rodriguez used the above mechanics to force a vote to turn in his favor! Sighting that this issue has had multiple lawyers agree in its validity, he used this inappropriate power to keep himself in power for the foreseeable future!

If you choose not to vote or give someone your proxy, this will happen again and again as he sees fit!

Please attend the Annual Meeting on April 24th at 6:00 PM at the Washington Middle School on North Broad Street in Meriden!

If you cannot attend, consider giving your proxy to someone who will be there and represents your concerns! Proxies must be delivered by noon on the date of the meeting to Premier Property Managment.

If you would like a digital proxy, please send me an email by clicking on this link below:

mailto: lselig@msn.com

and I will send you a PDF that will allow you to know that your vote does indeed matter!

-Larry Selig, Unit 49

I went walking with my wife, Holly and went door to door handling out the orange flyers that pointed to this website.  Most of the Unit Owners I spoke with did not get any mail from Premier regarding the meeting on April 24th, so I am including a copy below:

https://qfuo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/April-24th-Annual-Meeting-Inserts.pdf

Regards!

Larry Selig