Thanks, Dick, for asking. It's a smart, proactive move.
Count me as a "no" on the dumb & incompetent question. Beseiged and overwhelmed at times, but not dumb and incompetent.
Some sampling of residents' priorities can be gleaned from the survey we worked up for CSD.
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As Karen summarized some of the relevant findings,
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The survey offered participants a chance to choose the areas where Security should focus and the areas where it doesn't need to. From among 18 categories of safety, ordinance enforcement and law-enforcement assistance, these were the top three ranked as "very" or "somewhat" important:
- Drug use in common areas: 70.0 percent
- Drunken driving: 68.5 percent
- Drunk and disorderly: 68.3 percent
And these three were at the bottom, ranked as "slightly" or "not" important by these percentages:
- Skateboard ordinance enforcement: 30.4 percent
- Wildlife problems: 27.5 percent
- Business security checks: 20.5 percent
Of 10 choices dealing with enforcement of RMA compliance issues, these were the top three rated "very" or "somewhat" important:
- Gate operation/screening visitors: 70.3 percent
- Unauthorized persons using parks: 56.5 percent
- "Quiet hour" noise complaints: 51.8 percent
The bottom three, rated "slightly" or "not" important by these percentages, were:
- Driveway parking: 37.9 percent
- Open garage doors: 37.2 percent
- Motor homes staying over 24 hours: 32.5 percent
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I think the question is complicated by the overlapping functions of CC&R enforcement and those things which normally would be covered by law enforcement - speeding, trespassing, "keeping the peace" (disturbances) and the like - which for want of real law enforcement we may have to deal with by Rule.
It's also complicated by the fact that we've got one vocal faction who want a lot of enforcement and another vocal faction who don't, but no clear measurement of where the large non-blogging, non-meeting-addressing majority comes down on that. Karen's poll on doing away with warnings showed a pretty strong trend. An informal poll here on whether to seek more powers for CSD officers also showed a fairly strong trend favoring status quo.
But perhaps the only way to get a really reliable sense of where the members stand is to send some questions to every single one, as CSD did.
Maybe a stuffer to include with the annual meeting materials? I don't
think it would break any rules if people returned an informal survey sheet in the envelope with their ballot. Heck, the opportunity to express an opinion and not just cast a vote for directors may help with turnout!