Posted August 25, 2023
2023 ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
PRE-BALLOT NOTICE PER CIVIL CODE 5115(b)
There are three (3) Board seats up for election in 2023. The Annual Meeting and Election is scheduled to be held at the Clubhouse Solano located at 3250 Rancho Solano Parkway, Fairfield, CA 94534.as follows:
Annual Meeting
October 26, 2023
7:00pm
The Board of Directors has contracted with an independent vendor, The Ballot Box, to serve as the Inspector of Election for the purpose of preparation, receipt, and tabulation of the ballots for this meeting. Each home is permitted one (1) ballot. Ballots will be mailed to the membership at least 30 days prior to the meeting and election date. Returned ballots must be received in the envelopes provided by the inspector by mail, certified delivery such as UPS or Fed-Ex: The Ballot Box, 3315 E. Russell Rd., #A4-156, Las Vegas, NV 89120. The deadline for the receipt of mailed ballots is no later than 12:00 PM (noon) on October 24, 2023. If you would like a receipt for your returned ballot, you are encouraged to mail the ballot with tracking through the United States Post office, or other certified delivery service (UPS, Fed-Ex, DHL, etc.). You may also request confirmation of receipt of your ballot via email to info@ballotboxservices.com.
The list of all candidates’ names that will appear on the ballot is as follows:
Alexander "A.J." Alarcon
Victoria Cook
Howard Edelman
Henry Ingle
Robert Schuster
Helen Tilley
Candidate statements from the names listed above will be included with the ballots.
Members who wish to verify the accuracy of their own information for voting purposes may contact the Community Association Manager to view their information within the Voter List. If you see any errors on either list, please report the same to the Community Association Manager, no later than September 15, 2023.
This notice is available to any member by individual notice upon request to the Community Association Manager:
Priscilla Marin, CCAM-LS
The Kelly Company
(707) 447-7797
priscilla@thekellycompany.com
GRAZING
Dear Homeowners,
As you are all aware, we are grazing some of Rancho Solano’s hillsides with cattle, sheep, burrow and goats. We are grazing to keep the grasses [fuel] down to offer us all important, added protection from the threat of wildfire. As the month of August is upon us we are now at the time of year when the threat of wildfires is the greatest. This period typically lasts through the month of October. We thank you all in your for patience and understand that while grazing brings some noxious odors and animal noise, we are doing this to offer an important measure of added mitigation from the threat of wildfire.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Rancho Solano Board of Directors
IMPORTANT NOTICE about Coyotes and Feeding Feral and/or Wild Animals
Our community is situated within open space that is home to wildlife and it's important that residents be aware of coyotes in the neighborhood and use caution, particularly with small pets. Additionally, it is VERY IMPORTANT not to feed feral and/or wild animals. Doing so can create a dangerous situation for residents and their pets. Please respect the wildlife and your neighbors and do not leave pet food outside!
Living with Wildlife - You may find this information helpful as we live in an area that is surrounded by wildlife.
July 12, 2023
REMINDER – 2023 ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Dear Homeowner(s):
The Associations annual meeting is scheduled to be held on October 26, 2023, at which time the terms of three (3) directors are set to expire. So far, the candidates for this election are Howard Edleman and Robert Schuster.
This is a reminder that the Association is seeking candidates to fill the expiring terms. Members who are interested in running for the Board, shall complete a nomination application which can be found on the Associations website, or may be requested from Management at 707-447-7797 or via email to priscilla@thekellycompany.com.
Members who would like to run for the Board, should ensure that the form is submitted to the Association no later than 5:00p.m. on August 2, 2023. Candidates who submit Nomination applications late or self-generated forms will not be included in the ballot.
If at the close of nominations, there are the same number or fewer qualified candidates as there are Board positions to be filled, then the Board may, after voting to do so, seat the qualified candidates by acclamation without member balloting. If the number of candidates exceeds the number of positions to be filled, the Board will meet between August 7, 2023 – August 16, 2023, in order to select an Inspector of Elections, as due to changes in the law regarding Association Election Rules, no longer allows The Kelly Company to serve as the Inspector of Election in order to tabulate and certify the ballot counting.
Please feel free to contact Management should you have any questions.
NOTICE OF NOMINATION FOR THE 2023 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Association’s 2023 annual election of Directors is scheduled to be held at 7pm on October 26, 2023, at The Clubhouse located at 3250 Rancho Solano Parkway, Fairfield, CA 94534.
The Association is governed by seven Directors who are homeowners that volunteer their time to sit on the Board for three-year terms. The terms of three Directors will expire this October. Therefore, the Association is seeking three candidates to fill the expiring terms. Although the Directors whose terms are expiring may want to continue serving on the Board, all qualified owners have the opportunity to be a candidate for election.
Members who are interested in running for the Board, shall complete a nomination application which can be found
here, or may be requested from Management. Members who would like to run for the Board, should ensure that the form is submitted to the Association no later than 5:00p.m. on August 2, 2023. Members who are interested in running for the Board, must meet the required qualifications as stipulated in the Associations election rules, which may be reviewed
here. Should you prefer to request a copy of the Associations election rules, please be sure to contact the Community Association Manager. Candidate statements must be returned via mail to the address noted below or via email to the Community Association Manager, Priscilla Marin, at priscilla@thekellycompany.com. Candidates who submit Nomination applications late or self-generated forms will not be included in the ballot.
If at the close of nominations, there are the same number or fewer qualified candidates as there are Board positions to be filled, then the Board may, after voting to do so, seat the qualified candidates by acclamation without member balloting. If the number of candidates exceeds the number of positions to be filled, the Board will meet between August 7, 2023 – August 16, 2023, in order to select an Inspector of Elections, as due to changes in the law regarding Association Election Rules, no longer allows The Kelly Company to serve as the Inspector of Election in order to tabulate and certify the ballot counting.
We hope you will consider getting involved in the Association by running for the Board. If you have any questions about becoming a candidate or about the election process, you can find more information in the Association’s Election Rules. Feel free to contact any of the current Board members or the Association’s Community Manager, Priscilla Marin at 707-447-7797, if you have any questions.
