IT'S LABOR DAY! ---- BOARD MEMBERS
TOO DESERVE TO TAKE THE DAY OFF!
By
Eric Glazer, Esq.
Published
September 3, 2012
Labor
Day is a creation of the labor
movement and is dedicated to the social and economic
achievements of American workers.
It's certainly an acknowledgement of how hard the
American worker works throughout the year and provides a well
deserved reward of a day off.
You would certainly think that if paid workers are
honored on this day, non paid workers should be honored as well.
So today………….let's honor the thousands of Board
members out there who serve day in and day out without
compensation of any kind.
Think about it. Board
members get no pay for attending Board meetings.
They get no pay for taking phone calls from complaining
residents. No pay
for taking complaints while walking around the community.
No pay for meeting with the association's accountants,
lawyers and management. No
pay for the time put in interviewing contractors or other
personnel in an effort to repair everyone's property and save
their neighbors some money.
They work for the common good rather than for a paycheck
and it is certainly a trait worth honoring today.
There's no question that on this day, a day designed to
honor hard work, your Board members are certainly deserving of a
day off to relax at the condo or H.O.A. as summer comes to a
close.
So to all you Board members out there, today is your day
to use the common area swimming pool (between the hours of 8 am
and 6 p.m. No food
by the pool either) Feel
free to work out in the gym (remember to wipe down the equipment
and close the door behind you so the deadbeats who had their
rights suspended don't sneak in).
As we know, it's a day made for bar b ques, so
fire up the common grill (just remember to clean the grill after
you're done). Make
sure to invite your friends and family (just make sure they park
"head in" at guest parking or they will be towed).
(No more than 3 guests at the pool by the way).
And when your day off starts winding down and coming to a
close, take a seat on your balcony, pour yourself a glass of
wine, turn on the stereo and just relax.
(Just make sure to keep the music low or security will be
banging on the door). Then
walk over to your bed (take off your shoes so you don't bang on
the tile and disturb your downstairs neighbor) and try to get a
good night's sleep.
Before falling asleep though, take solace in the fact
that you complied with each and every rule the association has
in place, you have had all the fun you can tolerate and look
forward to the fact that …………………… you go back to
being a Board member in the morning.
How about it readers?
If there's one day a year to thank your Board members for
the work they do all year long, today is the day.
Let's hear some kind comments…
