The next Rock Creek Hills Citizens Association Meeting will be on Wednesday May 17th at 7:00 PM at the Silver Creek Middle School Cafeteria. This is the first in person Association Meeting since the end of the Covid-19 National Emergency.
The agenda for the Meeting is:
- Welcome and Announcements
- Approve the Secretary’s Notes from the last Association Meeting on October 18, 2022.
- Treasurer’s Report
- Covenants Report
- Vote on the proposed amendments to the RCHCA Constitution and By Laws. Please see below for details of the proposed amendments.
- Crime Update by a Community Services Officer of the Montgomery County Police Department via Zoom.
- New RCHCA Business from the Board and the Floor
Proposed amendments to the RCHCA Constitution and By Laws.
- Change Article III, Sec.2
From:
The membership dues shall be forty dollars ($40.00) per family (or household) payable in advance at the beginning of the fiscal year.
To:
The membership dues shall be forty dollars ($40.00) per family (or household) payable any time during the fiscal year, but prior to any rights in Article III, Sec. 1 (i.e., the right to vote at a meeting) may be exercised. The Board may waive dues for an eligible member experiencing financial hardship.
Reasons for suggesting this change:
To better reflect the way that dues have been collected, and to allow the Board to waive dues for an eligible member experiencing financial hardship.
- Change Article VII, Sec 1
From:
Regular meetings of the Association shall be held three times a year. This includes one Annual Meeting to be held in late January or early February, and two General Meetings to be held in May and October. The dates for all meetings shall be announced at least 7 days in advance via RCHCA newsletter, as well as via our website, www.rchca.org and via RCHCAnet.
To:
Regular meetings of the Association shall be held two times a year. This includes one Annual Meeting to be held in the spring, and a General Meeting to be held in the fall. The dates for all meetings shall be announced at least 7 days in advance via first class mail, as well as via our website, www.rchca.org and via RCHCAnet.
Reasons for suggesting this change:
Reduce the frequency of regular meetings to reflect the lack of active topics to be covered, and to reduce the workload on the limited number of volunteers.
Change the method of announcing regular meetings from a RCHCA newsletter to first class mail to reflect the fact that recent meetings have been announced via postcards sent via first class mail.
To Vote for or against the proposed amendments: Households must be in Good Standing with RCHCA, meaning they have paid their 2023 Dues of $40 per household per year. Dues can be paid in advance online (per the RCHCA web site) or at the door prior to the meeting. Please check in at the desk to certify your good standing and to receive your voting card for the election. See the RCHCA web site https://rchca.org/ for more details.
Mike Baker will be updating us on the financial status of RCHCA – which is good! And John Robinson, Covenants Chair, will be updating us on the status of Building Requests.
We look forward to seeing everyone in person on Wednesday May 17th at 7:00 PM at the Silver Creek Middle School Cafeteria!!! Please enter via the northern most door (furthest from Saul Rd) on the west (Silver Creek) side of the school.
Regards,
The RCHCA Board