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THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY

A listing of the management office personnel,   Hill Country Management, their names, titles/functions and email addresses


H. J. "Buz" Buckley, Manager             bbuckley@hillcountrymgmt.com

D. Scot Wilson, Administrator scotwilson@hillcountrymgmt.com

Tonja Condor, Office   Administrator    tcondor@hillcountrymgmt.com

Evelyn Kirby, Account Administrator evelyn@hillcountrymgmt.com

Amanda Kraiger, Accounting Assistant amanda@hillcountrymgmt.com

Lyndzee DeLeon, Office   Assistant    ldeleon@hillcountrymgmt.com

Mitch Rich, Property SuperintendentSystems Administrator    mitchrich@hillcountrymgmt.com 

Israel Mauricio, Maintenance Technician

 

SCOPE OF SERVICES

HILL COUNTRY MANAGEMENT SERVICE

 

ADMINISTRATION:

COVENANTS/POLICIES:

FINANCIAL:

SECURITY:

CONTRACTING:

LIAISON:

 ADMINISTRATION:

Annual POA Meeting:            Scheduling, reserving meeting space, preparing agenda, preparing minutes, preparing exhibits, making and providing copies for attendees, confirming quorum, attending (usually 3 from management company), recording for minutes.

 

Quarterly Board Meetings:            Scheduling, sending reminder notices to area representatives, preparing agenda, preparing minutes, preparing exhibits, making and providing copies for Board members, confirming quorum, attending (usually 3 from management company), recording for minutes.

 

Monthly Board Meetings:            Scheduling, preparing agenda, preparing minutes, preparing exhibits, distributing copies to Board members, confirming quorum, attending (usually 3 from management company), recording for minutes.

 

Bi-Weekly ARC Meetings:            Scheduling, confirming attendance, preparing agendas for plan submittals, preparing summary of previous actions, attending (usually 2 from management company), reviewing committee decisions, preparing and sending response letters, tracking status.

 

Daily:                                        Fielding calls from property owners regarding     billing, submittals, security, complaints, change

     of information, etc.

Maintaining a database with current property owner

     information.

Obtaining information on new residents and entering

     into database.

Administering auto decals for residents; coordinating with

     security.

Maintaining records and decals for no-trail fee golf carts.

Maintaining information on realtor/contractor database

Monitoring zoning changes, platting changes in Sonterra.

Reviewing and processing conveyance of private streets to

     the POA.

Soliciting and reviewing quarterly neighborhood reports;

     submitting to Board.

Providing articles or information for the newsletter.

Changing owner guest lists when called by owners.

Conducting emergency repairs to streets, gates, irrigation,

     etc., as necessary

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COVENANTS/POLICIES:

 

Inspecting neighborhoods monthly (usually 2 from

     management company) to detect, track or monitor any

     violations.

Preparing letters to residents regarding covenant or

     policy violations.

Preparing letters to builders/contractors regarding covenant

     or policy violations.

Maintaining property files with pertinent ARC or violation

     notices.

Fielding calls regarding violation notices.

Monitoring response and status of violations; reporting

     progress to ARC.

Coordinating further action from attorney when directed

     by ARC or Board.

Providing form for ARC submittals; collecting and

     depositing review fees.

Drafting, reviewing coordinating and submitting to Board

     new policies, such as:

            Realtor registration policy and procedure

            Contractor registration policy and procedure

On-street parking violation and fine policy and

 Vehicle towing notice, policy and procedure

Responding to attempted neighborhood covenant

     amendment in The Highlands.

Determining drainage easement status and sending

     notification letters to residents.

Reviewing and amending the Stone Oak Master Plan to

     clarify Sonterra covenants.

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FINANCIAL:

 

                                                            Maintaining information on over 1500 accounts.

                                                            Preparing and sending quarterly billings.

                                                            Collecting and processing payments of assessments daily.

                                                            Depositing payments to Sonterra operating account at

                                                                 Falcon Bank.

                                                            Evaluating/processing 15-20 invoices weekly.

                                                            Printing and sending checks to vendors weekly

                                                           


Maintaining tax amounts on vendors’ files for IRS

                                                                 reporting.

                                                            Processing appropriate payroll withholding and tax

                                                                 reporting for maintenance employees.

                                                            Providing monthly financial statements compiled by an

                                                                 independent CPA, including balance sheet, income

                                                                 statement and general ledger.

                                                            Comparing and correlating actual to budget.

                                                            Preparing and submitting to Board annual operating budget.

                                                            Processing monthly transfers from operating account to

                                                                 investment account.

                                                            Providing monthly status reports of investment account

                                                                 to Financial Committee and Board.

                                                            Tracking and processing monthly reimbursements to and

                                                                 from related entities.

                                                            Reconciling operating account bank statements monthly.

                                                            Supervising preparation of annual federal tax return.

                                                            Monitoring/rebidding insurance policies:  General

                                                                 Liability, Directors & Officers Liability, Commercial

                                                                 Umbrella Policy, Commercial Property, Equipment

                                                                 Floater, Employee Dishonesty and Worker’s Comp,

                                                                 Health/Life/Dental.

                                                            Coordinate and supervise annual Financial

                                                                 Statement audit.

                                                            Monitoring delinquencies

                                                            Pursuing collections:    

a.                  Friendly reminder letter

b.                  Final reminder letter

c.                   Initial collection letter from attorney

d.                  Payment plan

e.                   File suit

f.                    Monitor judgments

Annual evaluation of assessment fee; report to Board.

Evaluating and updating Sonterra equipment list; track

     depreciation.

Sale of maintenance vehicles.

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SECURITY:  

 

                                                            Scheduling, preparing agendas, preparing exhibits,

     making copies for month Security Committee

     meetings.

Soliciting, analyzing, reviewing and submitting

                                                                 Proposals to Board

                                                            Reviewing and monitoring security contract.

                                                           


Daily review of incident reports; direct response when

                                                                 necessary.

                                                            Maintaining, retrieving and storing digital security tapes,                                                                    and establishing procedures.

                                                            Meeting with security company to discuss performance

                                                                 and charges.

                                                            Maintaining list of all homes with designated monitoring

                                                                 company.

                                                            Reviewing and reconciling monthly monitoring invoices.

                                                            Maintaining list of residents now canceling service.

                                                            Coordinating cancellation or changes with monitoring

                                                                 companies.

                                                            Obtaining specifications and soliciting bids for laser gate

                                                                 system; evaluating logistics of implementing

 

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CONTRACTING:

 

                                                            Road repairs – review study, compare bids, negotiate

                                                                 contracts, schedule 5 years

                                                            Wall repair

                                                            Gate repair

                                                            Landscaping

                                                            Street cleaning

                                                            Signage

                                                            Drainage and lot mowing

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LIAISON:

 

                                                            Representing the Sonterra POA in meetings with

                                                                 numerous city and county agencies, other

                                                                 POAs and commercial interests with regards

                                                                 to a myriad of issues, such as streets, crime

                                                                 prevention, parks and other quality of life

                                                                 issues in Stone Oak.

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