Want a maintenance fee reduction? Send in your budget proxy!

It has been brought to my attention that a number of unit owners have not yet turned in their budget proxies. It is very important that owners submit their proxies immediately and vote “Yes” to waive reserves in order to receive a maintenance fee reduction next year. Your proxy must be received by the association by the Dec. 9 deadline, which is the date of our budget meeting. Some of you have told me you never received your proxy or perhaps you misplaced it. No problem. Click HERE to download and print one. You can also pick up a copy at the International Village association office.

Others have asked me for specific instructions on how to complete the proxy, so here goes:  Fill out the very top part where it asks you for your unit number and building. Leave the line just below that blank (as in this sample proxy); Board Secretary Colbert “Carl” Simmonds will act as proxy-holder and is required by law to cast your proxy just the way you voted it.  Just make sure you check "Yes," date it, sign where it says "SIGNATURE OF VOTING REPRESENTATIVE" and print your name below that. Leave the “SUBSTITUTION OF PROXYHOLDER” part at the bottom blank.  If you own more than one unit, fill out a different proxy for each unit you own.

You can bring your completed proxy to the office in person, fax it or scan and email it. You could also mail it to our mailing address, but considering that the proxy must be received before our Dec. 9 meeting, it might be safer to use one of the other methods.

To email it, just scan or capture a clear, legible image of the completed form and send it as a PDF or jpeg attachment to ASSISTANT@INTLVILLAGE.COM.  Double-check the email address to make sure you have spelled it correctly, include the word “Proxy" in the subject line, and request a reply to confirm that it was received.

To fax it, send it to 954-739-1604.

If you have any questions or need any assistance to get your proxy in, please let me know.

On an unhappy note, I’m sorry to report that our property manager David Friedman has stepped down for health reasons. David has been a trustworthy and hard-working manager who can point to several important accomplishments in the last several months, and his presence will be missed. Please keep him in your prayers as he recovers from open heart surgery which he unexpectedly had to undergo last week. 

Our interim manager Richard Sayre has several years’ experience working as a property manager and brings an impressive background with him. Please help me welcome him to International Village.  I also want to say a big “thank you” to our staff and the folks at Campbell Property Management for working extra hard these last several days to make this unplanned transition a smooth one. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

John Labriola

International Village Treasurer