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ANGELA KAVANAUGH
| DIRECTOR, CONFERENCE & PROGRAMS
"Many CAVL members of the
New Jersey chapter of CAI,
choose to stay informed on the
current issues effecting their
communities."
M
ost common interest communities are fortunate to
have Community Association Volunteer Leaders
(CAVLs), volunteering their time to ensure that
their communities are the best that they can be by helping
to optimize property values and ensuring that the expecta-
tions of the homeowners are met.
Many CAVL members of the New Jersey chapter of CAI,
choose to stay informed on the current issues effecting their
communities. They volunteer and serve their community
associations as board members and on special projects
in their areas of expertise, bringing with them a wealth of
knowledge. To assist the community associations’ commit-
tee and board members, CAI and the New Jersey chap-
ter make available numerous educational opportunities
throughout the year regarding the responsibilities associat-
ed with their roles.
From Good to Great,
developed by CAI National, out-
lines the
Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities.
It serves as an excellent reference for board and committee
members as well as community managers. Also included
are the
Community Association Governance Guidelines,
12 basic principles which may help your community
association be as successful as it can. The final piece is
the
Model Code of Ethics,
detailing the ethical standards
for community association living. This and other reference
material can be found at
www.caionline.org .The
Board Leadership Development Workshop,
sched-
uled for Thursday, June 8th is so popular that it quickly
sold out however, there will be a second session on
August 15, 2017. It instructs community association
board members how to be more successful. The pro-
gram, taught by Fran McGovern, Esq. of McGovern
Legal Services, Karen Sackstein, CPA of the Condo
Queens and Larry Sauer, CMCA, PCAM of Association
Advisors, includes five modules
– Governing Documents
and Roles and Responsibilities; Communications, Meetings
and Volunteerism; Fundamentals of Financial Management;
Professional Advisors and Service Providers and Association
Rules and Conflict Resolution.
Senior Summit.
The CAVL committee will be presenting
this session with a new format on Thursday, July 13th at the
Renaissance at Manchester. There will be six experts pre-
senting on
How to Protect an Association and Cost Saving
Strategies.
The presentation topics will be;
Don’t let other
revenue sources slip through your fingers…Tips to help tight-
en internal controls over other revenue sources; Insurance
risk management and transfer of risk; How an engineer-
ing firm can protect an association...The importance of
updating the reserve schedule and contracts; Increasing
efficiency while protecting an association through policy
governance; Who is responsible for what in the governing
docs - contractual provisions on insurance and indemnifi-
cation and agreements to rent the clubhouse and how to
deal with a disaster.
The companies presenting will be,
Belfor Property Restoration, Brown & Brown Insurance of
Lehigh Valley, DW Smith Associates, LLC, Hill Wallack LLP,
Taylor Management Company, AAMC, AMO and Wilkin
& Guttenplan, PC. Attendees will also have the opportunity
to speak with the presenters individually. Registration for this
program is complimentary but you must pre-register. The
registration form can be found in this issue of
Community
Trends
®
.
The Community Association Volunteer Leader Best
Practices Roundtable Discussion and Cocktail Reception
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