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Attorney memo: RCSCW cannot unilaterally make PURA membership mandatory; board to consider recommendation at regular meeting
Summary
The governing board reviewed a corporate‑attorney opinion that the Recreation Centers of Sun City West cannot require owner‑members to join the Sun Cities area advocacy group PURA or collect a mandatory $15 fee. The board discussed options and will place a final decision on the regular meeting agenda.
Governing board President Leary told the Jan. 10 workshop that he had requested legal guidance after a recent PURA request that the association make PURA membership mandatory and collect a proposed $15 per person annual fee from all owner‑members.
President Leary read excerpts from a four‑page opinion prepared by the association’s corporate attorney, James Hazelwood, concluding that the Recreation Centers of Sun City West (RCSCW) "cannot be involved in a request to fund expressly or tacitly a mandatory PURA membership fee for all residents through dues." The attorney said RCSCW is a planned community association under Arizona law with…
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