RLCC TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I have formed the following Nominating Committee for the upcoming General Election to be held at the September general meeting on Wednesday, 9/18/24. There are three trustee positions up for election and three vacancies. For more information, please see the September OTR below.

Committee Chair: Shelly DeMartino, Jen Kennedy, and Bernice Mekita

Meetings and procedures for this committee to follow.

Election Procedure (ARTICLE V. TRUSTEES/OFFICERS)

A. Nominating Committee

1. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three (3) ME Constituents in good standing who will be appointed at the July General Meeting. The President will appoint three (3) ME Constituents in good standing to serve, but only one of the three (3) can be someone currently serving as a Trustee. The committee shall then meet within 15 days and elect a chair from their group. The Chair will be responsible for calling future meetings and for reporting to the Board of Trustees the names of Constituents on the committee and the Chair of the committee.

2. The duty of the Nominating Committee will be to nominate candidates to fill the new terms of office as a Trustee, and they shall, at least 15 days before the September meeting, post the names of its nominees, using approved RLCC communications. (See Article IX Notifications)

3. Additional nominations may be made up until five (5) days before notice of election, by any ten (10) ME Constituents in good standing, using approved RLCC communications. (See Article IX Notifications)

4. The Nominating Committee is responsible for conducting the election. The Secretary will furnish a list of eligible ME Constituents to the Nominating Committee.

B. Election

1. The election of the Trustees shall be by written ballot at the September General Meeting. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes, from those ME Constituents present, shall be declared elected. If there is but one nominee for each vacancy, it shall be in order to move that the Secretary cast the elective ballot of the Constituency for the nominee.

2. The Secretary will make the list of all eligible ME Constituents available at every election to determine who is permitted to vote.

3. Proxy and absentee voting are not permitted as stated in Article IX.

C. Terms

1. All Trustees shall hold offices for a term of three (3) years or until their successors are elected.

2. Five (5) Trustees will be elected each year at each September General Meeting, with the exception that six (6) Trustees will be elected in the third year of the election cycle to make a total of 16 elected Trustees. The term of office will commence with January 1st of the following year and will run for three years or until their successors are elected. In no case can the number of Trustees exceed sixteen (16).

3. There is no limitation on how many times an eligible ME Constituents can be elected as a Trustee.

D. Vacancies

1. Any Trustee vacancy shall be filled by an election by the Constituency at the first General Meeting of the Constituency held subsequent to the notification of the vacancy.

2. Such election shall be by written ballot and the candidate(s) receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected and shall serve out the unexpired term. If there is but one nominee for the vacancy, it shall be in order to move that the Secretary cast the elective ballot of the Constituency for the nominee.

The Nominating Committee has contacted the following chairs who have agreed to new three-year terms beginning January 1, 2025, and expiring December 31, 2027.

Lauren Hansch Muhammad Abdullah

Dave Miller Ann Espinoza

Tom Tufaro Michael Tracy

Congratulations to the individuals listed above who were elected to the Board at the September general meeting!

2023 RLCC Operating Budget

Rainbow Lakes in Parsippany, NJ was developed with residential lots in a private, peaceful lake setting in 1923.  The lakes and other properties were deeded to the Rainbow Lakes Community Club (RLCC) by the Arthur D. Crane Company for the enjoyment of the residents primarily as summer vacation homes in the following year. Over time, homes were converted for year-round living, but our community retains its vacation look and feel. 

The RLCC is a non-profit corporation managed by volunteer trustees who are voted into their positions by the community. Trustees are committed to ensuring all the properties of Rainbow Lakes retain their natural beauty and work continually for the betterment of the community. 

Community properties consist of six lakes, a beach, boat access points on all lakes, park areas, including tennis and volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and the Rainbow Lakes Community Clubhouse.