APPLICATION FOR COMMITTEE OR SPECIAL GROUP APPOINTMENT

Please complete a short statement (200 words or less) regarding your qualifications. You may include work history, hobbies and why you wish to volunteer to serve on a committee or group. In addition, please identify the committee(s) or group(s) of greatest interest to you.

I do hereby declare my interest in being appointed as a volunteer on a Talega Gallery Community Association Committee, or to the group specified above.

22 Calle Galeria San Clemente, CA 92673

Talega.gallery@seabreezemgmt.com

If appointed to a Talega Gallery Community Association Committee or specifiec group, I agree to adhere to the following Code of Ethics:

Talega Gallery Community Association Operating Rules

1.5  Code of Ethics for Board and Committee Members

Adhering to ethical standards and standards of conduct help the Association’s Board and Committee members fulfill their volunteer duties with the Association’s best interests in mind. Consequently, in addition to Article 14.3 of the Association Bylaws, the Board has adapted 13 guidelines from CAI’s Community Association Leadership - A Guide for Volunteers 3rd Edition as listed in the next paragraph.

The Board and Committee members should adhere to generally recognized ethical standards and principles and the Standards of Conduct as set forth, without limitation, below:

 1.       Serve the best interests of the association as a whole regardless of their personal interests.

2.      Use sound judgment to make the best possible business decisions for the association, taking into consideration all available information, circumstances, and resources.

3.      Act within the boundaries of their authority as defined by law and the association governing documents.

4.      Provide opportunities for residents to comment on decisions facing the association.

5.      Perform their duties without bias for or against any individual or group of owners or non-owner residents.

6.      Disclose personal or professional relationships with any company or individual who has or is seeking to have a business relationship with the association.

7.      Conduct open, fair, and well-publicized elections.

8.      Always speak with one voice, supporting all duly adopted board decisions even if the board member was in the minority regarding actions that may not have obtained unanimous consent.

9.      Keep confidential any owner, resident, or other third-party discussions, decisions, and comments made at any meeting of the board properly closed or held in executive session unless specifically authorized by the board.

10.   Refrain from making unauthorized promises to a contractor or bidder.

11.   Decline gifts directly or indirectly from owners, residents, contractors, or suppliers.

12.   Represent only known facts in any issue involving association business.

13.   Refrain from personal attacks, harassment, or threats with colleagues, staff, or residents.