CAI-NJ Sept 2020

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

A memorable day and an experience I wish everyone could share in. A few years ago I had the opportunity to attend my first Legislative Action Committee meeting and while I must confess it wasn’t easy to follow the discussion, as I sat and observed I was in complete amazement of how they went about tackling the issues affecting common interest communities and discussing what they needed to do to move the issues forward in legislation. This year, the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee, has been chosen at the national level of CAI, as the winner of the CAI Legislative Action Committee of the Year Award for making a significant difference to CAI. It is inspiring to see that their hard work and accomplishments throughout the year were recognized. Congratulations to everyone on this well-deserved award. I would like to express my gratitude to the entire Legislative Action Committee for volunteering their time each month. This 20-person committee is led by LAC Chair, George Greatrex, Esq. and LAC Vice Chair, A. Christopher Florio, Esq. The theme of this month’s issue of Community Trends ® is legislative and highlights the most relevant bills that the com- mittee is currently monitoring, however, it is only a sampling of all that they do. Please refer to George Greatrex’ s col- umn on page 8, for a summary of these articles and I hope that you take the time to read all of them in their entirety. The Legislative Action Committee (LAC) plans to continue to host the Virtual Legislative Updates, as their advocacy evolves. LAC, made up of devoted volunteers, constantly monitors legislation that is directly impacting our industry. Stay abreast of issues affecting your common interest com- munities by tuning into these monthly updates. Please support your LAC. The NJ-LAC needs the financial support of CAI-NJ members so that they can continue to

“The Legislative Action Committee (LAC) plans to continue to host the Virtual Legislative Updates, as their advocacy evolves.” We have an addition to the CAI-NJ team, Robin Surgent. Robin is the new Membership Manager as well as the Staff Liaison to the NJ-LAC and CA-PAC. Robin began her career in the community association industry nine years ago as the Event Coordinator for CAI-NJ. From that position, she went on to further her career with two other trade organi- zations gaining experience in membership management, coordinating educational seminars and hosting networking events. We are now fortunate to have Robin rejoin our CAI- NJ family. Please reach out to Robin at Robin@cainj.org with your membership needs or just to say welcome back! Sincere Appreciation — I value all our members that support the chapter by giving their time and sponsoring our events and education. Because of their commitment every one of our members benefit. A sincere thank you to the CAI-NJ Board of Directors, our members and the CAI-NJ Team for entrusting me to assist you with what lies ahead for the chapter and being your voice in planning future educational programming and events. Please reach out to me with any ideas that you may have. Stay safe and enjoy your journey with CAI-NJ! n employ our lobbyists as well as support legislators and educate them on the issues affecting our communities. Please support the NJ-LAC through CA-PAC, NJ CAI’s Political Action Committee. Visit https://cainj.org/make-a-donation/ to make your gift to CA-PAC today!

Please note: there was a misprint in our August 2020 issue of Community Trends ® in Mary Barrett, Esq.’s article “Just Try to Comply! Compliance Problems Created by the Radburn Regulations.” This has been corrected for the digital version of the magazine and we invite you to read the corrected article at https://user-cainj.cld.bz/CAI-NJ-Aug-2020-w/30/.

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