OWCAM SPECIAL MEETING
TO DISCUSS MANAGER CREDENTIALING
FEBRUARY 26, 2002
RIVERPLACE CONFERENCE ROOM
PORTLAND OR.

MEMBERS PRESENT:
Marshall Fant, President

Cheryl Brendle, Secretary

Rich Thompson

Kaye Youngren

Steve Barber

George Carter

Brad Atchley

Sandy Warren

ABSENT:
Bryce Stephens

The original “position paper” submitted by Denise Bower that recommends that managers be required to obtain a CMCA credential offered by CAI was reviewed as well as a proposal authored by Bryce Stephens for Oversight & Enforcement and a model used for this purpose by the Department of Public Safety Standards & Training in licensing security personnel.

Comments as follows:

• Who submits complaints about managers and management companies - An individual owner or the Board of Directors?
• Should onsite managers of large HOA’s be included in any requirement to license?
• The enforcement provisions are a most important aspect of this program. Many of us would like the program to be independent of the Oregon Real Estate Agency.
• Might an increased corporation filing fee against the non-profit corporations fund this?
• We need to go to the State (OR) with a plan and a plan for funding.
• What are the complaints that have raised the level of the Real Estate Commissioner in governing our industry? Rich Thompson gives an example of his personal experience with them.
• IREM/BOMA have an existing office in Portland. Could we use them for administration? Some OWCAM are members of these organizations.
• Credentials obtained through IREM/BOMA should be recognized as well as those obtained through CAI.
• All HOA’s should be required to have an annual audit (like California). Might this give the RE Commissioner some assurance with regard to the proper handling of HOA funds? Community Managers should promote this change in the law. It may make the RE Commissioner see that we are not afraid of professional oversight of our work.

LEGISLATION/LICENSING PROPOSAL NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Educational certification program

Standards of practice & ethics

Enforcement

Oversight

If our program is legitimate and well thought out, might this take the place of legislating our industry? This is essentially the role CACM has played in California.

Would we test our applicants through CAI/IREM/OTHERS?

Submitted by:  Cheryl A. Brendle, Secretary