HOA Board of Directors Calling for Candidates

July 11, 2024

Dear TrailMark Residents,

Each year our HOA Board of Directors has an annual election. This coming November, there will be three (3) HOA Board of Director positions up for election. Currently, the seats of Treasurer Phil Kinney, Secretary Tonya Sloan, and Member At Large Dave Soule are up for election. Phil, Tonya, and Dave do have the option of filling out a Self-Nomination Form and running for another two-year term.

Ken Colaizzi’s (President) and Arwen Vaughan’s (Vice President) terms do not expire until November 2025.

Our Board would like to encourage other interested residents who would like to volunteer their time to consider running for the HOA Board. If you are interested, please fill out the Self-Nomination form and either scan it and email it back to TrailMark@westwindmanagement.com or mail it to:

TrailMark HOA
C/O Westwind Management Group
27 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112

As mentioned at our July 2024 HOA meeting, all self-nomination forms are due to Westwind Management by end of the day September 10th, 2024. Turning in your self-nomination form by September 10th will guarantee that your candidate platform will be included in the Annual Meeting mail-out in October as well as your name being on the HOA Board of Directors ballot.

Our Bylaws also permit residents to self-nominate themselves at the Annual meeting, pursuant to meeting the noted qualifications.

TrailMark’s Second Amended Bylaws, posted on TrailMark.org, clearly define the Qualifications of Directors in section 5.3:

“A director may be re-elected and there shall be no limit on the number of terms a Director may serve. In order to be eligible for election and/or appointment to the Board of Directors, an Owner must be in good standing with the Association. Good standing means, without limitation, free from any outstanding balance owed to the Association and free from any infractions with the Association.”

If you are elected, you will participate in 6 bi-monthly HOA meetings (usually two hours long), as well as 5 bi-monthly work sessions at Westwind Management. You will also help with various committee events. All positions are volunteer and usually consume about 2-5 hours a week with emails and/or phone calls amongst Board Members, the management company, vendors, committee members and homeowners.

Once the votes have been certified and counted at the Annual HOA meeting on November 12th, the Board will then have a brief meeting to decide who will be President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member at Large for 2024-2025.

Being an HOA Board member is rewarding as you are able to assist your neighborhood with enforcing its covenants, beautification of our neighborhood, assisting fellow neighbors to follow the HOA process, and helping maintain our property values. If you meet the above criteria, and can dedicate your time to TrailMark, then we strongly encourage you to complete your self-nomination form and run for the TrailMark HOA Board of Directors.

Respectfully,