When possible, the Board may use community votes to ask for input and to gain insight for future decisions.

• Feedback sharing, voting & surveys may happen in-person (such as in-person votes or using the suggestion box at events) and/or online via website polls, social media polls, electronic surveys, emails, contact form submissions, etc.
• MSCA will use aforementioned votes to guide decisions, while also weighing benefits/concerns, budget, safety & additional resources (such as time, workforce, electricity/water access, etc.)
• We will do our best to bring major decisions to the community, however not all decisions will be up for community vote.
• Some issues you may feel passionately about and some you may not, but all are important. As such, we encourage you to take the time to vote whenever opportunities occur, both in person and online.

Board Members and Officers are human, and we are volunteers. We all share this community, and MSCA Board Members will act and make decisions for that community as a whole.

• As there are 240 residences, there are bound to be differing opinions about priorities and how things are handled. Please be respectful of your neighbors and their opinions.
• We will make decisions on the community’s behalf in the best way we can, with the options we have, and we will opt out of the board when we feel we can no longer do so.

The MSCA Board is committed to remaining accessible and open to feedback for all projects/events, and we will continue to ask for input through in-person conversations, polls, suggestion boxes, emails, contact forms, etc. To be clear, however, we will have a zero tolerance approach towards threats, threats of vandalism, bullying, verbal assault, physical confrontation, etc.

• Neighborly behavior (in person and online) is expected at all times, from guests and from residents, and if we need to implement temporary FB group restrictions, membership “suspensions” including gate code changes, or other measures, we will do so without hesitation.
• Paying support and/or making a donation does not give anyone the right to be rude, bully, make ultimatums or attempt to solely dictate the actions or next steps of the MSCA. In the end, our decisions are final.
• If you have a concern, please let us know. However, please understand that we do not have an obligation to change or overturn our decisions simply because a concern is submitted. We will accept, review and respect all concerns and we will consider and weigh them all equally. Suggestions & complaint submissions do not equal the immediate overturning of a decision.
• If you would like to learn more about voting/board processes, are unhappy with the current processes or would like to learn more about becoming a Board Member, we encourage you to read through the remaining FAQ's plus the Requirements & Responsibilities sections above and submit your name as a nominee as a future Board Member.

Nominees:

• Board Member Nominations are accepted all year round via the Suggestion Box, board meeting suggestions, email, and the website Contact Form.
• Nominees must be current residents, meet the requirements listed above & be willing to accept the responsibilities outlined above. Please review them and be sure you can commit to full participation before submitting your nomination.
• Mid-summer, nominees are contacted by current Board members to confirm nomination acceptance.

New Board Members:

• New Board Members are accepted & announced during the Annual Meeting in September (usually in conjunction with a Resident Picnic).
• If there are more nominees than board seats available, a vote will be held, with any write-in's being logged as "pending" until current Board review.

Officer Elections:

• Officer positions (President, Vice President & Secretary) are elected by nomination/vote and shall serve for 2 years or until their successors are elected. Additional advisors, such as the Treasurer and the Registered Agent are also appointed at that time.