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House Committee Grills New IRS Chief on 501(c)(4) Proposal

Associations Now

During a House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing last week, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the agency will consider all public feedback on proposed rules that would crack down on 501(c)(4) political activities. The deadline for comments is February 27.

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Eric Lanke: I Don't Want to Serve on Your Committee

Eric Lanke

Monday, May 14, 2012. I Dont Want to Serve on Your Committee. Here are some quick DOs and DONTs for your consideration: DONT send me a list of committees that have openings and tell me I have to respond by a deadline if I want to serve on any of them. DON'T have committees. Eric Lanke. Leadership. Innovation.

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Eric Lanke: Should Committees Report to the Board?

Eric Lanke

Should Committees Report to the Board? Should committees report to the board?" There are some committees whose jobs clearly relate to the governance of the association. The Finance Committee. The Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee. The Education Committee. The Membership Committee.

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Eric Lanke: Which Committee Are You On?

Eric Lanke

Which Committee Are You On? You serve on two committees for this association--one of which you chair. Because this association has dozens of committees, you find the meetings for both of your committees scheduled at the same time at an association conference. Which committee meeting do you attend? image source.

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Breed-Specific Dog Bans

Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

In 2012, Miami Dade County was the only county in the state with a breed specific ban. State legislators desirous of removing the grandfathering provision that allowed Miami Dade County to keep its ban had proposed legislation to do so. As such, Miami Dade County’s pit bull specific ban remained in place.

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Rentals required: New law restricts California HOAs’ ability to limit rentals

Ungrated

Members of CAI’s California Legislative Action Committee (LAC) say that the law curtails self-governance by imposing uniform restrictions without considering an association’s unique situation. It plans to present the findings to the state legislature when proposing modifications to the new law.

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I’ve Looked at RFPs from Both Sides Now

Spark Consulting

In 18+ years in association management, I’ve been on both sides of the Request For Proposal process more times than I can count. As a consultant from February 2007 – May 2009 and running Spark since August 2012, I’ve seen it all: the good – the bad – the ugly. And DO make your proposal easy to read and process.

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