September 4, 2025 board meeting agenda:

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Background: Historically, the board of directors has been mostly made up of individuals who live in the Ranches or within about an hour of the Ranches. This has left non-local owners, especially those living outside of Colorado, largely without representation on the board for the past four decades.

Recently, board meetings have recently been moved to a virtual format with public access. This will allow non-local owners to have a greater presence on the board. In fact, the current president lives in northern Colorado, four hours away from the Ranches. Opening up the board to non-local owners will encourage greater involvement, greater influence, and greater access to professional skills and knowledge. It also lightens the load of the handful of local owners who are willing to be on the board.

On the other hand, this development has created a concern that the local resident owners may lose their voice in matters that impact them every day in a very personal way. Decisions made by the board impacts local owners disproportionately. Thus, it has been proposed that a limit be placed on the number of non-local owners on the board at any one time.

Discussion: Consider referring this matter to the membership for a vote.

Vote by voice: Motion to “refer to the membership a bylaws amendment that places a limit of ____ non-local members on the board at any one time.”

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September 4, 2025 board meeting minutes:

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Discussion: The board discussed the referral of a bylaws amendment to the membership placing a limit on the number of non-local owners on the board. The board concluded that this matter will be further discussed in the 9/18 work session rather than in this board meeting.

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September 18, 2025 work session agenda:

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Background: Historically, the board of directors has been mostly made up of individuals who live in the Ranches or within about an hour of the Ranches. This has left non-local owners, especially those living outside of Colorado, largely without representation on the board for the past four decades.

Recently, board meetings have recently been moved to a virtual format with public access. This will allow non-local owners to have a greater presence on the board. In fact, the current president lives in northern Colorado, four hours away from the Ranches. Opening up the board to non-local owners will encourage greater involvement, greater influence, and greater access to professional skills and knowledge. It also lightens the load of the handful of local owners who are willing to be on the board.

On the other hand, this development has created a concern that the local resident owners may lose their voice in matters that impact them every day in a very personal way. Decisions made by the board impacts local owners disproportionately. Thus, it has been proposed that a limit be placed on the number of non-local owners on the board at any one time.

Discussion led by Board Member Way: Consider referring this matter to the membership for a vote (the board’s vote on whether to refer this matter to the membership would occur during the Oct 2 board meeting, if appropriate).

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September 18, 2025 work session post-meeting notes:

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This agenda item was postponed to a future work session due to time constraints

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October 16, 2025 work session agenda:

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Background: Historically, the board of directors has been mostly made up of individuals who live in the Ranches or within about an hour of the Ranches. This has left non-local owners, especially those living outside of Colorado, largely without representation on the board for the past four decades.

Recently, board meetings have recently been moved to a virtual format with public access. This will allow non-local owners to have a greater presence on the board. In fact, the current president lives in northern Colorado, four hours away from the Ranches. Opening up the board to non-local owners will encourage greater involvement, greater influence, and greater access to professional skills and knowledge. It also lightens the load of the handful of local owners who are willing to be on the board.

On the other hand, this development has created a concern that the local resident owners may lose their voice in matters that impact them every day in a very personal way. Decisions made by the board impacts local owners disproportionately. Thus, it has been proposed that a limit be placed on the number of non-local owners on the board at any one time.

Discussion led by Board Member Way: Consider referring this matter to the membership for a vote (see attachment titled, “SCRO Board Membership Eligibility & Representation”).

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October 16, 2025 work session post-meeting notes:

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This agenda item was postponed to a future work session due to time constraints

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