Dominion Valley Owners Association Board Election · Vote by November 4, 2026

Latest: Question #2 · November 1, 2026

Riddle Me This, DV!

Management contracts: What do our bylaws require, and who verifies that the terms and renewals comply?

Read Question #2: Management Contracts ↓Revisit Question #1: The Valley Voice ↓
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Riddle Me This, DV! · Question #2

Management Contracts: Do Our Agreements Follow the Bylaws?

What do our bylaws require when the DVOA hires or renews a management company—and how do we know our current contract complies?

Section 5.5 of the DVOA bylaws addresses managing-agent contracts, including their duration and renewal structure. Those provisions are safeguards intended to protect the Association and the homeowners who fund it.

  1. Has the current management agreement been reviewed against the requirements of Section 5.5?
  2. Have subsequent renewals and amendments received the same scrutiny?
  3. When was the last comprehensive review, and who verified that the terms comply with our governing documents?
  4. Can homeowners receive a clear explanation of how the agreement and its renewals meet those requirements?

I'm not claiming a violation has occurred. I'm asking whether the Association has the documentation to demonstrate compliance.

As a candidate for the DVOA Board, I believe significant contracts should receive regular, documented reviews, with qualified legal guidance when necessary. Homeowners deserve transparency, accountability, and confidence that their Association's interests are being protected.

One question. No spin. Just facts.

Earlier in the series · Question #1 · October 27, 2026

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Riddle Me This, DV! · Question #1

The Valley Voice: Who was supposed to pay?

  1. If the original written publishing agreement places distribution and postal delivery responsibility on the publisher, what executed written agreement, if any, changed that responsibility?
  2. When the DVOA Board voted 6–0 on April 30, 2020 to cover postage for the remaining three 2020 quarterly publications, not to exceed $5,000, what authorization applied to postage beyond those three issues?
  3. Which subsequent Board votes, contract amendments, or other documented approvals explain postage payments in the years after 2020?
  4. Why did the DVOA Finance and Budget Committee Chairman publicly state that “the written contract with an updated clause had not been signed after 2019” while describing the Board's intent to pay quarterly postage, and where can homeowners review the records behind that understanding?
  5. If annual budgets included Valley Voice postage, what exactly did those budget approvals authorize, and how did they relate to the contract's written-amendment provisions?
  6. How much did DVOA actually pay for Valley Voice postage each year, and can an itemized accounting confirm whether the multi-year total exceeded $32,000?
  7. What do the invoices, ledgers, meeting minutes, and approvals show about who authorized each expenditure and why?
  8. Shouldn't homeowners be able to review the agreement, approvals, and complete payment history before decisions are made about any future postage expenditures?

Wouldn't a complete, documented accounting help everyone reach conclusions based on facts rather than assumptions?

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