Archived Newsletters
Every month, we issue an electronic newsletter, eNews Monthly, to keep clients informed about Association items, spotlight clients, answer frequently asked questions, and let you know what is happening with the company. Old issues of eNews Monthly are available on our Library page.
Summary of Filed Bills
by Ralph Troiano
The Texas legislature meets every two years and convened its 84th session on January 13th and will be in session for 140 days until June 1st. Senators and representatives were able to start filing bills for consideration in November. Things have been relatively quiet for property owners associations (POAs) with only a few bills filed so far. Here is a summary of the significant filings.
So that’s a wrap-up of the early filings. The deadline for filing bills is March 13th (with emergency bills allowed until the end of the session). Texas has a great online resource for reading and following bills through the legislative process. Visit http://www.legis.state.tx.us/ to follow your favorite.
The San Antonio Rampage thrilled the fans with an exciting 5-3 victory over the Rochester Americans on our 7th annual C.I.A. Services Hockey Night on January 17th. The game lived up to expectations. The Rampage beat the Americans just 10 days earlier in their own house so Rochester came in with an attitude. It was a physical game with 13 penalties. The Rampage exploded with 3 goals in the middle period and carried the day. The Rampage have historically had challenges on C.I.A. Services Hockey Nights but they are now officially 2-3-1-1 (wins, losses, overtime losses, shootout losses). They are now on a 1 game winning streak!
We had almost 400 guests join us this year. Many had never seen hockey in person and they had a ball. We gave everyone a nice guide to hockey that explained the rules (yes, there are rules!). Everyone won door prizes including the 7th in our collectible series of cowbells. The yellow bells matched our special Rampage t-shirts. Our fans were frequently featured on the big screen as we cheered the Rampage to victory.
Click below to see photos of the fun from the last seven years.
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Two Steps One Sticker
The great state of Texas is changing the requirements for car registration and inspection stickers. Beginning March 1, 2015 the new sticker requirements go in effect.
For more information visit Two Steps One Sticker.
We are pleased to announce our 2015 schedule for the C.I.A. Services Seminar Series. We will again present seven classroom seminars and one webinar throughout the year - each at multiple locations with a total of 28 training sessions. Click here to read the seminar descriptions and see the schedlue.
Our core group of seminars will be back. Each seminar concentrates on the practical aspects of the topic and provides board members with background knowledge to help them in their decision making. We consistently receive positive feedback on the content and presentation.
Each two-hour seminar begins at 6:00 pm and we provide deli sandwiches in case you come straight from work. You’ll leave with a wealth of practical information and a notebook for future reference. You can attend our one-hour webinar right from home!
Meetings & Records - The Legal Requirements
This is a critical seminar for understanding the legal responsibilities of board members and their associations under the laws enacted in the 82nd legislative session. This seminar deals with board and members meetings and how those meetings must be announced, conducted and documented. We’ll review what can be done in board executive sessions and unannounced meetings. We’ll cover elections and voting. And finally, we’ll explain members’ access to Association records. This is an extremely important seminar for all board members.
Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, please send an email to seminars@ciaservices.com.
02/11/15 - Wednesday |
6 – 8 pm |
North Houston |
02/19/15 - Thursday |
6 – 8 pm |
Southwest Houston |
02/24/15 - Tuesday |
6 – 8 pm |
San Antonio |
Understanding Collections & Financial Reports
The first half of this seminar will cover all the steps involved in successful assessment collections. Since not everyone pays on time, we’ll get into late fees, liens, payment plans, bankruptcy and all the legal remedies. The second half of the seminar deals with reading and understanding your financial reports. We’ll trace the flow of money throughout the reports so you’ll never be in the dark when staring at all those numbers.
Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, please send an email to seminars@ciaservices.com.
03/10/15 – Tuesday |
6 – 8 pm |
San Antonio |
03/19/15 – Thursday |
6 – 8 pm |
Southwest Houston |
03/24/15 – Tuesday |
6 – 8 pm |
Humble |
Community Website Administrator Training Webinar
This is the required training course for certification as a Community Website Administrator (CWSA) on the C.I.A Services web site (www.ciaservices.com). As a CWSA you’ll be able to maintain the pages for your community. You’ll be able to create news and events, update key personnel, add community information, display photos, conduct surveys and much more. Being a website administrator is very easy on www.ciaservices.com and you can do it from anywhere you have an Internet connection. All CWSA training is done by webinar in the comfort of your home.
Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, please send an email to seminars@ciaservices.com.
03/12/15 – Thursday |
6 – 7 pm |
Webinar |
Riverwalk Property Owners Association
We are proud of every one of our communities so it is always hard to find just one to highlight. We start by having each of our Community Managers write a nomination for one of their communities. We then read them and take a vote. Here are our most recent selections:
To see the full story on these communities and to see the past winners, visit the Community of the Month page on our web site.
Every month we appreciate the communities that are celebrating their anniversaries with us. Here are the clients that started with us in February.
Our goal has always been to create a positive, long term relationship with all of our client communities. We are very proud to be managing all of these communities.
Reserve at Clear Lake Community Association
The Reserve at Clear Lake City (aka El Dorado at Clear Lake City) is being developed along El Dorado between Clear Lake City Boulevard and Space Center Boulevard by Trendmaker. The vision for this community includes a recreation facility, activity pool, splash pad, pocket parks and tennis courts.
Welcome aboard, we can’t wait to see you grow!
Rudy De La Cruz
It is with deep sadness that we extend our condolences to the family of Rudy De La Cruz. Rudy passed away on December 23rd at 59 years of age. He was the husband of Margie De La Cruz, a long time employee and stockholder from our Southwest office, and a friend of many.
Rudy was always quick to join the party. He was well known for his love of music, especially his guitar. Thank you, Rudy, for being a part of our lives; for entertaining us and for partying with us. We have some wonderful memories and will miss you greatly.
Edward Daniel “Dan” McKinnis
It is with heavy hearts that we say farewell to Edward Daniel “Dan” McKinnis. Dan served as a board member for the Colony Grant Association for many years. He was not only the Secretary of the board, Dan also volunteered to take on the huge responsibility of being the Chair of the Design Review Committee, which reviews all home improvement requests that are submitted to the community. Dan’s previous background in supervising extreme amounts of highway construction made him a wonderful candidate for this position. Dan was a great and reliable board member to work with. His straight forward approach of things will surely be missed. We appreciate the many years he and his wife Pamela have given to the Colony Grant Community.
Employee Anniversaries
Congratulations to Evan Ducote, a Maintenance Coordinator in our Southwest Office for reaching one year with the company. We thank you for your service and look forward to many more years!
Every month, we issue an electronic newsletter, eNews Monthly, to keep clients informed about Association items, spotlight clients, answer frequently asked questions, and let you know what is happening with the company. Old issues of eNews Monthly are available on our Library page.
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