yes the staffing at la is questionable and the bod and past management and bod allow this community to be staffed full time year round-- this is mismanagement of the assoc funds --
la is a seasonal community with 95% of the members arriving between mid may thru labor day-- approx 12 weeks but we have full time staffing year round --- WHY????--why do we pay for 40 weeks of ft staffing when they have no work load??? because the bod and past management don't have any incentive to save money and no one wants to make the tough decisions-- the members allow this to continue and until they say stop-- it will go on
with the tough financial situation at hand i believe the defaults on dues will greatly increase and then the bod will dip into the la reserve (a small reserve that won't go far when the cash stops flowing)-- now the credit markets are so tight gm, ford, chrysler can't raise or borrow money -- what chance do you think la will get a loan to carry it over a rough patch---NONE--yet the bod allows mismanagement of la funds
back to staffing -- yes in the winter m-f you have several ft people working in the office -- can someone tell me what they could possibly be doing -- l have worked 40 years in facility management positions and i can tell you there is not enough work to justify operating with this staffing level-- they are there because they're there and tradition is this is how la does things-- well someone better wise up because the rooster will come home to roost and when la is chained shut at the gate it will be too late-- this bod is again unable to manage la finances, assets, employees, or just about anything else -- they need to hire a capable manager, get the hell out of the way and let la be properly operated-- then they can run for the bod and tell the members what a great job they're doing for the members and get reelected forever
Friday, November 7, 2008
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about staffing do the members realize that we have more staffing in the office than security guards.
ReplyDeleteone securty guard in off season but 4 staff members and 1 rec.director monday to friday.
if they have that much work to do and i doubt it why don't some of them work weekends.
in off season how many members are there monday to friday.
i feel that the money for salaries and health benefits. could be used in better ways. like new electric. i agree there should be someone there. why not just the sect. she seems to be doing most of the work
and the most 1 other person. the rest should be seasonal jobs.
4 staff members and 1 rec director FULL TIME, M-F in the OFF-season????? I learn something new all the time on this blog! They have got to be kidding!!! Why do we need all this personnel when there is virtually nobody at Lake Adventure November through March? You can use billing and lockbox processing services for your bookkeeping and money handling. You basically need someone to handle the phones and assist the general manager (if you had one). And we don't have a full time year-round recreation program! The summer program is practically the same thing every year - you just need someone to change the dates, change a few trips, make reservations and oversee the rec staff during the summer. All this extra personnel should be seasonal! (Sorry, you'll probably hear from "the husband" again!)
ReplyDeleteIt seems like most of the property owners share the same views about staff during the off season. The position of manager, which is most critical, is overlooked and we keep a recreation director all year For what, organize dances for the Chipmunks and Turkeys? Come on people we are spending money like it's going out of style on these people. The office manager and asst. are necessary but the other positions are just draining the budget, but, no one on the board cares where the money goes because if they want more they will raise the dues again. This board is going to bankrupt us the way they are going with no one accountable of spending or management of the staff and until they hire a real manager, at this point we NEED a manager. Wake up other property owners and verse your opinions.
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