HOA Constables and Coop Update

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As the board continues to research Heathlake’s Security, we recently confirmed the over-payment and under re-imbursement our association has historically and currently received as a participant in the coop. We are currently working with the Constables and co-op lead to reduce or eliminate this oversight. Due to security being our largest budget item and the disproportionate treatment to Heathlake equating to $11,000-65,000 per year, Security has become our priority (alongside the tax exemption misuse). We will continue to share our research and progress along the way by means of our website and e-blast.

If you missed it in our security update last week, I added a snip-it below from the post Security Research Update

Due to our Security services being our largest expense, ~40% of our budget, extensive research has been done and we’d like to share a few of our findings with you.

  • Heathlake is part of a 11 member HOA Constable co-op.
  • Heathlake is paying for 1 of the 11 deputies in the coop at a cost of $85,000.
  • The co-op states that the members share costs by means of a $ / home.
  • The average cost per home in the co-op for security services is $208 / home.
  • Heathlake contributes $245 / home to the co-op.  (Heathlake is currently receiving a reimbursement of $10,000 from another co-op participating HOA, otherwise it would be $272/home)
  • Heathlake is paying 18% more per home than the average home in the co-op.
  • The participating HOA under our contract makes up 50% of the total calls (and responses) and pays Heathlake 11% of the cost. This is an average over the last 7 months.
  • Heathlake’s contracted deputy patrolled our neighborhood 45% of the time for contract checks. This is an average over the last 7 months. 

The data thus far is painting the picture that Heathlake spends more and receives less than the average homeowner participating in the co-op. Sara, Stephen and the rest of the board are currently working with the Constable, Co-Op and surrounding communities to improve the status quo.