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Roles and Responsibilities

The “Ponderosa” is an association of volunteers. The Board of Trustees are volunteers elected from the membership. The committees and committee chairs are volunteers appointed by the President from the membership. There are no travel expenses or per diem reimbursement. No executive perquisites. There are two maintenance employees, a bookkeeper and an Association Manager who are paid staff, responsible for the day-to-day operations.

Many of us had been told of the privileges we obtained when we bought in the Ponderosa, such as use of the swimming pool, clubhouse, greenbelts, free water, roads plowed in the winter. But for many others of us, the real estate agent or the seller neglected to mention the obligations we assumed, such as Maintenance & Operations Dues, Special Assessments for unusual expenses, and the expectation that we would assume our fair share of the volunteer work. Those of us who either live here or come here in order to reduce the number of calls on our time and energy need to remind ourselves that it takes each of us volunteering just a little bit to keep our community just the way we like it.

Those of us who are already volunteering encourage those of you who are not to offer your help and become involved. It requires no prior experience or special expertise, although if you have either of these they are most welcome.

We encourage everyone to become an active participant in your Ponderosa Community. One way of doing this is to serve on the board of the Ponderosa. Elections occur once a year in May and the community is always looking for people willing to give of their time and talent. If you are thinking of serving, see tje Roles and Responsibilities link in the left margin, the Ombudsman link below and the Committees link at the top of the page.