FINANCES, BUDGETS, CONTRACTS, BIDS, AUDITS

Dues / Assessments 2010

$183.00 is due on January 1 and April 1, and $192.00 will be due on June 1 and October 1, 2010.

Paying the full years assessment before February 5 will entitle the owner to an early payment discount of $90.00 or $660.00 for the year.

Year end cash balances

The Associations assessment rates were increased at the beginning of 2010 to resolve the deficit spending in recent years and to begin the rebuilding of the reserves. The Association established dedicated accounts for the capital reserves and the emergency reserves in 2009. Currently, the capital reserves (funds needed for future repairs and to the roadway, concrete walls, water/sewer mains and the community garage) are below the estimated target balance of $50,000. Emergency reserves are in place to cover the assets of the Association that cannot be insured.

Item 2007 (act) 2008 (act) 2009 (act) 2010 (budget)
Capital Reserves
Emergency Reserves

Cash

Total
$0
$0
$68,479
------------

$68,479
$0
$0
$36,662
------------

$36,662
$995
$17,000
$7,426
------------

$25,421
$4,995
$17,000
$9,000
------------

$30,995



Painting Program

The Association paints and completes siding repairs on roughly 13% of the homes in the community each year (siding repairs to the front of the homes only). In 2009, the owners voted to lengthen the repainting cycle to eight years in an effort to clear up a backlog of 58 homes that were past due. After 2010, siding repairs will be expanded to include the back of homes as well as the front. "Hms past due" means homes that were due to be painted, but were not.

Item 2007 (act) 2008 (act) 2009 (act) 2010 (budget)
Homes painted
Hms past due (5 yr cycle)
Hms past due (8 yr cycle)
0
45
--
23
58
--
10
--
0
12
--
0



Collections and Legal Action

We thank the great majority of homeowners that pay their Association dues on time and those that have donated their time to community projects. We also thank those that have worked with the Association in 2009 to clear up back dues in this difficult economy. It was a very cooperative and constructive process for all.

There has been increasing concerns expressed by the paying homeowners about the few seriously delinquent members that are not making any effort to resolve matters or even communicate. In several cases, the delinquent owner has not made a payment since 2008. The issue of "non-payers" was raised by the paying homeowners and discussed in detail at the November 12, 2009 Association meeting. Everyone agreed that it is unfair for the paying homeowners to be paying for services provided to the deliquent homeowners.

The Association has retained the Blend Law Firm to collect seriously delinquent accounts. We are disclosing the seriously delinquent accounts here so that the paying homeowners know the extent of the problem and can see the progress. As required, names, addresses and cause numbers will be disclosed for any member in litigation with the Association. We will make every effort to avoid this because we do not want to create ill will with any member. Because of the potential for legal action, all information posted here should be considered as unofficial, approximate, and subject to final report from the Association accountant.

All Delinquent Members April 1 , 2010
Name Action Oldest Delinq Month* Balance
April 22, 2010*
--
Confidential/Brentwood April 5 - notice of pending lawsuit
April 13 - in communication
April 15 - Agreed to pay
April 22 - Check is in the mail
April 26 - PAID
$1,181.98
PAID
Confidential/Brentwood April 7 - Agreed to payment plan
April 17 - Made first payment April May 17 - Made second payment
8-08
$1,030.85
Partial Pay

Confidential/Brentwood April 12 - PAID
8-08
$1,123.33
PAID

Confidential/Brentwood April 5 - notice of pending lawsuit
April 13 - in communication
April 17 - Made partial payment
April 26 - PAID
6-08
$879.18
PAID
Confidential/Wilshire April 5 - notice of pending lawsuit
April 15 - In communication
May 28 - Law suite to be filed
3-09
$778.74
PAID
Confidential/Brentwood April 5 - notice of pending lawsuit
April 13 - sending payment
April 15 - PAID
8-09
$586.59
PAID
Confidential/Brentwood Ct April 7 - PAID
8-09
$569.73
PAID

Confidential/Brentwood Ct April 5 - notice of pending lawsuit
April 15 - Agreed to pay
April 17 - PAID
9-09
$548.60
PAID
Confidential/Brentwood April 30 - notice of that account to be turned over to legal
June - PAID
$406.33
PAID
Confidential/Brentwood April 30 - notice of that account to be turned over to legal
June - PAID
$404.24
PAID
Confidential/Wilshire April 30 - notice of that account to be turned over to legal
$404.24
Confidential/Wilshire April 30 - notice of that account to be turned over to leagl
May 6- resident paid part - will pay balance at end of month
$200.00
PAID
Confidential/Wilshire April 30 - notice of that account to be turned over to legal.
June - PAID
$183.297
PAID


Income and Expenditures

The Associations 2010 budget and three years prior actuals are displayed below. The assessment rate for 2010 is $366 for the first half of the year and $384 for the second half of the year. If the full year is paid in January, a $90 discount can be applied.

Item 2007 (act) 2008 (act) 2009 (act) 2010 (budget)
INCOME
Assessments
Early Payment Discount
Grants

Interest
Late Charges/Fines

Bad Debt

Total

MAINTENANCE
Electrical
Entry gate
Fence/walls/ironwork
Fire lane striping
Garage
-roof/walls/doors
Inspections/license/permit
Landscape-additional
Landscape-contract
Landscape-fert/insect
Landscape-shrub

Lamp post
/exterior lighting
Lawn & tree treatments

Light bulbs
Mailboxes
Misc Maintenance Exp
Annual paint/exp repair
Roadway/sidewalk/curb
Plumbing

Signs/locks/keys
Sprinkler install/maint
Storm drainage
Traffic spikes
Tree trimming/removal
Water mains/sewers


GENERAL & ADMIN

Annual audit/auditor

Bank charges
Collection/legal
Homeowner functions
Insurance-property
Insurance-liability/D&O
Legal (non collection)
Management fees
Meeting expenses
Office supplies
Other admin exp
Postage
Record digitizing/storage
Reproduction and copies
Website-domain/hosting
Website-programming

UTILITIES
Electricity
Water and sewage

DEPRECIATION
Assigned appreciation

TAXES
Federal income tax
Property taxes
Taxes-other


ALLOCATIONS
Capital & road reserves
Emerg reserves

EXPENSES

NET


$51,255
($1,530)

$2,586
$625

($405)

$51,824


$153





$6,528
$14,904






$267
$0
$2,908

$401
$4,138







$128
$5
($147)
$150

$2,434
$876
$7,410


$275

$65
$2,364




$516
$3,374





$231
$0



$0
$0

$46,454


$5,370.32

$51,300
($1,395)

$1,299
$1,174

($917)

$51,871


$645





$3,748
$16,357







$26,225
$1,492


$4,095


$325




$275
$5
$544
$551

$2,434

$9,410


$229

$548
$4,723




$619
$6,426





$0
$0
$608


$0
$0

$79,669

($27,798.06)

$51,300
($1,710)

$2,131
$2,310

($689)

$53,342


$1,769




$40
$3,143
$8,853



$379
$298
$65
$46
$10,330


$807
$12,207
$548

$1,467




$1,275
$59
$296
$721
$4,421
$1,191
$41
$8,400
$317
$209
$164
$237
$76
$512




$1,314
$4,696





$706
$1,326






$65,912

($14,994.08)

$72,000
($1,700)

$800


($1,000)

$70,100




$800


$100
$2,500
$14,250
$1,200
$275
$1,250

$100


$12,000



$1,500


$1,000




$4,400
$50
$750
$750
$2,000
$2,500

$8,400
$250
$300
$200
$300
$100
$600
$150
$0


$1,450
$6,000





$500
$750



$4,000
$0

$68,425

$1,675


Notes: No Painting
this year

23 homes
Painted

10 homes
Painted

12 homes
Painted


Breakout By Major Project



Annual Meeting : 2009-2010

The 2010 budgeting process was conducted over a 10 week period. The process commenced with the distribution of the State of the Association in October 2009 and culminated at the annual meeting on January 27, 2010. Below are agendas' ballots, meeting minutes, and presentation materials.


President's Report - 2010 (1/27/10)
Meeting Agenda (01/27/09)
2010 Budget Voting Results
Budget Ballot (12/12/09)
Meeting Minutes (11/12/09)
Meeting Agenda (11/12/09)


State of the Association Report

A State of the Association was prepared in 2009 to explain to owners of financial condition of the Association. The key points of this report were at the Association had been deficit spending for number of years, the Association's reserves had reached critically low levels, the Association's painting and siding repair program was significantly backlogged, and the Association had claimed tax exemptions it was not entitled to. As a result of this analysis, the owners have taken action to remedy the situation, which included increasing the assessment rate, setting up dedicated reserves, insuring the physical property, restructuring the paint and repair program, and changing its tax policy.


State of the Association Report - 2009
Request for Disclosure/ Response
Discussions
Board Response: Paint receipts and other documentation
Board Response: Letter from Comptroller and Association Auditor
Board Response: Summary of Deficits, IRS filings
Discussion Blog



Bids and Contracts

Below are the bids and contracts for the Associations services.


Management Contract - 2009/2010
Landscaping Bids - 2010
Fertilization Bids - 2010
Painting Bids - 2009
Description of Association Assets
Paint Program History
2009 Check Register



Federal and State Taxes

The Beverly Oaks Homeowners Association files federal taxes as an IRS 528 corporation. The IRS describes "528" as a "quasi not-for-profit" class - a for profit corporation with some special considerations. The primary consideration is that the Association can have dues income without paying tax on it. Beverly Oaks has elected this status since 1983. The Association does not have a 501(c) (4) not-for-profit, Federal tax exempt designation letter. The Association has not been issued a sales tax exemption from the state. The Association is not exempt from paying property taxes.

The Association does qualify franchise tax exemption and filed for this exemption in 1987. The Association is required to report to the State every four years to maintain this status.

The Association pays property tax on the roadway, storage garages, cul-de-sac gardens and mailbox peninsulas. The property has been given a nominal valuation of $22,000 in 2009 even though the improvements have a replacement cost of $1,500,000 (road/water lines/sewer).

FEDERAL TAX FORMS 1099 should be prepared and mailed to all contractors by January 30;

FEDERAL TAX FORMS 1096 should be prepared and mailed to IRS listing all 1099’s mailed by January 30;

FEDERAL TAX FORM 1120H should be prepared and mailed to IRS March 15.


Audits

The association shall, as a common expense, annually obtain an independent audit of the records. Copies of the audit must be made available to the unit owners.

An audit required by this subsection shall be performed by a certified public accountant if required by the bylaws or a vote of the board of directors or a majority vote of the members of the association voting at a meeting of the association.

PROPERTY CODE, TITLE 7. CONDOMINIUMS, CHAPTER 82. UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT, SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS, Sec. 82.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Condominium Act. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994. Link to Property Code

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