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Treasurer
budget.
• Recommend an annual
maintenance fee assessment
for the next year to the board
before its November meeting.
A lot of discussion takes place
on an acceptable maintenance
fee to balance fiscal responsibility against possible SROA
programs and amenities.
• Review monthly the association’s investment portfolio
and recommend to the board
any changes. The committee
can make investment in authorized securities with a length
of up to two years. Anything
longer than that requires approval by the SROA board. In
the past two years the committee has recommended several
investments of up to five years
in length to lock in recent high
interest rates on reserve assets.
• Review monthly the preceding month and year-to-date
Highlights
Corey Wright as alternate to the
Finance Committee
• Approved appointment of
Gerhard Beenen as alternate to
the Finance Committee:
Association operations
• Administration: Conducted annual employee (Directors) evaluations. Multiple
HR issues with HR Director
and appropriate staff: including
end of year merit increase considerations. Met with SRPD
Chief Rasic regarding rules
enforcement and Bike Patrol
agreements. Attended a joint
meeting between the Sunriver
Service District Managing
Board and Deschutes County
Commissioners. Held multiple meetings with facilitator
Allison Cusick regarding the
January SROA board retreat
to set an agenda and review
discussion topics. Continued
follow-up work with SROA’s
legal counsel regarding fine/fee
lawsuits. Followed up with various board members and owners
financial statements including reserve accounts, balance
sheet, income and expense
items and request clarification
of any items desired. Monthly
finances are carefully reviewed
by the committee.
• Monitor the association’s
update of the reserve study and
review fixed assets records every
three years. I will be discussing
the reserve study in a future
article as the three year review
is scheduled for later this year.
Other responsibilities include recommending any
changes needed to internal
financial policies and procedures, reviewing the employee
benefits package, the insurance
coverage for the association,
broker performance, and annual appointment of auditors
for the association.
Guidance to the committee
is provided by SROA controller
Joe Healy. His organization,
knowledge and experience is
very valuable to the committee.
We are fortunate to have a
tremendous amount of talent
and financial experience serving on the committee. Current board members include
board president Bill Burke,
board treasurer and committee chair Clark Pederson, Brad
Banta and Veronica Jacknow.
Community members include
Michael Applegate, Luis Bayol,
Stephen Murray, David Shanberg, John Vogel and Kara
Kerker. Alternate members
are Corey Wright and Cathy
Brucker.
If you see these people out
in the community, be sure to
thank them for their dedication and the countless hours
they spend overseeing and
protecting Sunriver finances
and assets.
–Clark Pederson is the treasurer of the SROA Board of
Directors and chair of the Finance Committee. pederson@
srowners.org
regarding comments during
the owners forum portion of
monthly board meetings.
• Accounting: Continued
bulk fiber billings and communication with owners (frustrating work for staff). Attended
Deschutes County Audit Committee meeting. Worked on
the New Capital Transfer Fee
special election.
• Communications: Began
promotion of Lob of Your Life
pickleball social in February
and the Home Expo in March.
Bartended and assisted with
takedown and cleanup of the
Owner Holiday Party. Assisting
the front desk during Becki’s
medical leave, as needed. Met
with new Recreation Programs
Manager (Colin Sullivan) to
discuss what our department
does and how we can assist
him.
• Community Development: There are currently
(end of December) 200 active projects/building permits (down from the previous
month of November at 218).
The number of applications
submitted in December 2025
was 45 – slightly lower than in
November 2025 at 49. Participated in Magistrate hearings on
violations and citations. 2025
Paint Survey inspections completed. Staff will now follow-up
on those properties requiring
paint.
• Natural Resources: Continue to mark trees within
the 2026 ladder fuels reduction (LFR) contract areas on
commons. Completed 2025
commons ladder fuels reduction (LFR) and tree thinning
contracts. Processed private
property LFR inspection data.
Performed site visits regarding
tree removal requests on private
properties.
• IT: Network switch deployed to support new Public Works gate. New photo
serve infrastructure installed
for Communications team.
Continued work with the IT
Strategic Plan Task Force.
• Public Works: Weather allowed crews to complete a deep
dive on landscaping and wedge
cleanup. Removed several trees
T H,
Give back to Sunriver:
Run for the SROA Board
With 2026 off to a great start, now is a good time to reflect upon
Sunriver’s giving spirit. During the recent holiday season, there
were community efforts to provide food for the needy, support
for both homeless and women’s shelters, and much more. The
people of Sunriver are engaged and generous.
Another important way of contributing is to become involved in
local governance. Sunriver needs your involvement and leadership.
The Nominating Committee is seeking candidates to run for the
SROA Board of Directors and encourages owners to get involved.
All Sunriver property owners, both resident and non-resident,
are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors. Positions are elected
in August for three year terms.
If you want to find out more, or wish to indicate your interest,
contact the Nominating Committee at nominating@srowners.org.
You also can contact any member of the Nominating Committee
for additional information. Committee members and their contact
information are listed at the end of this article.
There are two ways to qualify as a candidate and have your
name placed on the ballot.
1.
Simply fill out the Board Candidate Application and
return it to the Nominating Committee by March 20, 2026, or
2.
Qualify by petition. Gather 100 signatures from Sunriver
property owners, (only one signature per property) and submit
your petition to the SROA office by 5 p.m. April 1, 2026.
More details on each process and the associated forms can
be found on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org/
boardcandidates
Nominating Committee members
•
Laureen Anderson: laureen58@gmail.com
•
Paul Coughlin: paulcoughlin@me.com
•
John Hiser: 25muirlane@gmail.com
•
Kelly Wilson: kjwilson1952@yahoo.com
•
Dennis Dishaw: ddishaw1@earthlink.net
•
Holly Lekas: halekas@icloud.com
•
Joe McArthur: joktdid2@comcast.net
•
Jane Shoemaker: j-jshoemaker@comcast.net
•
Sherri Serfling: 25muirlane@gmail.com
Interested in serving on the
SROA Board of Directors?
APPLY TODAY! IMPORTANT FILING DATES
SROA Board of Directors Meetings
• Regular meeting: 9am third Saturday of the month
• Work session: 9am Friday before the Saturday meeting
OWNERS FORUM 9am SHARP for both meetings
LOCATION:
SROA ADMIN OFFICE
57455 Abbot Drive
March 20, 5pm: SROA Board applications
must be submitted to the Nominating
Committee at the SROA office.
April 1, 5pm: SROA Board Candidacy by Petition form must be submitted to the SROA office.
Applications & more information available at
www.sunriverowners.org/boardcandidates
QUESTIONS? Email the
SROA Nominating Committee:
nominating@srowners.org
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