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Member proposes outside inspector for architectural reviews to reduce conflicts
Summary
A member proposed hiring or appointing a nonresident outside inspector or project manager to perform architectural inspections and enforcement to reduce retaliation and conflicts that arise when resident board members perform that work.
A board member proposed that the architectural committee’s inspection and enforcement work be handled by an outside, nonresident professional — for example, a retired county building inspector or a paid project manager — to remove conflict-of-interest and retaliatory complaint pressures on resident volunteers.
The proposal argued that an outside inspector would be more impartial, would build a consistent record of inspections over time, and would reduce the political cost to resident volunteers who otherwise become targets of complaints. Members acknowledged trade-offs, including cost and how an outside inspector would report to the board.
Quote: "It needs to be conducted by an individual who is a nonresident of Leilani, who is removed from the fray and comes in and does this like a job," the member said.
What’s next: The board agreed to consider the idea and to discuss potential structures (contract inspector vs. project manager) and the committee will refine the proposal.
