Sign up for a voting membership using this website, which enables you to vote for a new board or join the new 2025 Board of Directors.

Number of Directors

The SCA Board has five Directors. There are five open board seats, and no current Directors are running for reelection.

Section 5.01. (a) The officers of the Corporation shall include a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers with such titles and duties as shall be determined by the Board and as may be necessary to enable it to sign instruments. The Corporation may also have a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Chairmen,or such other offices as the Board shall appoint.

Candidate Qualifications

o Hold a voting membership in the SCA by October 13th to be considered by the Nominating Committee.

o Resident of the Community of Summerland.

Eligibility for SCA Membership

o Over the age of eighteen (18) years.

o Be a resident or owner of real estate in Summerland, a person purchasing real property under a contract or agreement of purchase, or a person who owns a business and maintains an office and regularly carries on a business or profession in the association area. The “association area” refers to the designated area in the Summerland Community Plan, as illustrated in the map below.

o No person shall hold more than one membership in the corporation.

Admission to Membership

Approval by the Board of Directors or the Membership Committee, duly authorized by resolution to admit members, or an application submitted by an applicant, and payment of the annual dues. Upon admission to membership, dues shall be payable yearly or at other times as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee includes Jay Sullivan, Clinton Kelly, and Chairperson Gary Paudler. The current Directors will send out an e-blast and update this website once the Nominating Committee determines when they will present their report on the list of qualified candidates to the membership.

A message from the Nominating Committee:

Help determine the direction of our community to make Summerland even better!

October 13th is the last day to join the SCA to nominate candidates and to be a voting member in the upcoming Board of Directors election.

Email scanominations@gmail.com if you are interested in serving on the Board. Prospective candidates will receive a candidate questionnaire from the nominating committee, and a member of the committee will contact each candidate for a brief interview.

Election

The candidates receiving the highest number of votes up to the number of Directors to be elected will be selected. There are no incumbents seeking reelection. Five Directors are to be elected. In the event of a tie, a runoff election will be held immediately after the votes are tallied.

Term of Office

Due to the vacancy of all five Director seats, three elected Directors will serve a two-year term, and two elected Directors will serve a one-year term. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve two-year terms. The two candidates receiving the fourth and fifth-highest votes will serve a one-year term.

Directors shall be eligible for reelection without limitation. Still, they may not be elected to more than four (4) consecutive full terms, or eight years, unless the Board of Directors approves an extended term.

Voting

Each voting member is entitled to one vote. Only one voting membership is allowed for each person, business, corporation, or other legal entity. Persons having a fiduciary, ownership, other relationship, interest with or in more than one entity, association, or relationship, or whatever type, may qualify for only one voting membership (i.e. Individual, partnership, corporation, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, husband and wife, or otherwise).

Voting will be conducted electronically using software specifically designed for the SCA by Ben Hyatt. Members who prefer a paper ballot can either download one from this section of the website or contact the Nominating Committee, which will supply a paper ballot upon request. Paper ballots will become available when the Nominating Committee presents its report.

For digital voting, members will log in to their membership portal. Once logged in, the custom-designed program automatically determines who is a voting member. There will be a “Yes” or “No” button on each account to designate if a member is a voting member. The system will only allow one vote for eligible members. Once eligible voters are logged in, the member will go to the page for Board of Directors Elections, vote, and submit.

Election Inspector

The inspector for the 2025 election will be determined once nominations are closed on October 13th. This precludes appointing a potential board candidate as an inspector.

Record Date of Membership

The record date for determining which members are entitled to notice of any members' meeting is thirty (30) days before the election date. (The standard membership period as defined in Section 3.10 in the bylaws is sixty (60) days; however, the Board has accepted and agrees with the October 13th date provided by the Nominating Committee and temporarily amended this bylaw for the 2025 election to thirty (30) days to give more residents a chance to join as voting members and to be nominated for a board position.)