Committee involvement is essential for the success of the Homeowners Association.  Committees are, in fact, the crucial infrastructure of Cedarfield.  Committees plan activities, perform architectural control, prepare written materials, such as the newsletter and directory, oversee recreational facilities and activities, as well as, providing guidance to the Board of Directors.  Current committees include:

• Architectural Control
• Pool
• Social
• Newsletter

The Board urges all residents to become involved and help keep Cedarfield an appealing place to live.

The Board of Directors is a panel of five Cedarfield Plantation residents, popularly elected at the annual meeting of the Homeowners Association.  There are three terms identified in the Articles of Incorporation: One one-year term; two two-year terms and two three-year terms.  Board members serving other than three year terms are eligible to run for reelection upon expiration of their term.  No Board member may serve more than two successive terms of any duration, but may run for election after a one year ‘retirement’.  Members of the Board may not act of their own accord.  All procedures and responsibilities of the Association are defined and mandated by the documents which establish the ‘constitution’ of the neighborhood.  It is the obligation of the Board of Directors to carry out these responsibilities in a responsible, fair and equitable manner.  All procedures of the Board of Directors, in the following paragraph, are required by the governing covenants, which can neither be overlooked nor changed by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors meets once a month and otherwise, as needed, to conduct the business of the Association.  It instructs the management company, authorizes expenditures, administers the budget, enforces convenants/restrictions and, when necessary, takes legal action as prescribed by the Association Charter to either enforce covenants/restrictions or to collect annual assessments.  The Board also performs public services such as notifying residents of hazards which may exist on their property.  The Board is continually watchful for ways to maintain or improve the community for the benefit of all members.
 

Loosely defined, a homeowners assonciation is an organization of neighbors who work together toward a common goal.  That goal being, providing the highest quality of life for all members, protection of property values and social/recreational activities through its amenities.  Through various committes, all members are invited to participate in a variety of functions which benefit the neighborhood in general and foster fellowship and goodwill among neighbors.

More specifically, in the case of Cedarfield, as with most planned communities, a homeowners association is an official, legal neighborhood governing body that is established in adbance of the development of the neighborhood.  Deed restrictions placed upon the property, in advance of its first and subseqent sale, subject all homeowners to mandatory membership in the homeowners association, whether informed or not at time of closing.  Cedarfield Plantation Homeowners Association is a non-profit corporation.

The Association is governed by several documents: Articles of Incorporation, which defines the membership and the purpose of the Association; By-Laws, which outline the rules and powers of the Association and finally, the Declaration of Covenants, Restrictions and Conditions, agreed to by all property owners, as a condition of purchase of their home.  The Board of Directors of the Homeowners Association is responsible for the enforcement of the described deed restrictions within the guidelines provided in these documents.

All amenities and common property are owned by the members of the Homeowners Association, and therefore, share equally in the financial responsibility for maintaining them.