Gene Wunderlich, 2008 Chairman of Board and the Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors® have numerous openings for volunteers to serve in assisting the Association in moving forward with its goals and objectives. If you would like to be considered for an appointment for 2008, please complete this document and return it to the Association office as soon as possible but not later than December 31, 2007. You must be a REALTOR® or an Affiliate member in good standing with SRCAR to be considered for a volunteer position.

Yes, I would like to serve on one of the committees/task forces checked below. (If you are interested in more than one group, please list your preferences in priority order.)

See descriptions of committees and task forces below the form.

Committees / Task Forces Volunteer Form

Standing Committees: (meet regularly) Priority    If you interested in serving on more than 1 committee/task force, please indicate priority by selecting 1, 2, 3, etc... Leave all other selections "n/a". n/a 1 2 3 4     Affiliate Leadership (Must be an affiliated company such as title, escrow, etc) n/a 1 2 3 4     Joint Finance n/a 1 2 3 4     Grievance (Must have been in the business minimum of 3 years)* n/a 1 2 3 4     Nominating n/a 1 2 3 4     Professional Standards (Must have been in the business minimum of 2years)*
Special Committees or Task Forces (meet as needed) Priority    If you interested in serving on more than 1 committee/task force, please indicate priority by selecting 1, 2, 3, etc... Leave all other selections "n/a". n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Education Task Force n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Election Task Force n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Local Government n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     MLS Marketing Meetings n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     MLS Task Force n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Orientation (New REALTOR® Members) n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Strategic Planning n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8     Not particularly interested in any of the above,   but please consider me for another task force
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SRCAR NEEDS YOU!

Standing Committees –

• Affiliate  Leadership– limited number of volunteers; provides support for various association activities including speakers at orientation; Annual Bowling Event; coordinates all aspects of the annual Holiday Food Drive with the local schools as well as all benefiting community groups – only open to Affiliate members in good standing can participate on this committee.
• Joint Finance – Standing committee of the Association; members must be a REALTOR® and in good standing with SRCAR; Function of the committee is to review finances of all corporations of the organization including annual budgets and investments and make recommendations to the appropriate Board of Directors for action.
• Grievance – Standing committee of the Association; members must a SRCAR REALTOR® and in good standing; be active in the real estate industry with either a Broker or Salesperson license for a minimum of 3 years; Function of the committee is to 1) review the complaint to insure the proper articles & sections of the Code of Ethics are cited based on the alleged facts and 2) screen complaints in order to prevent abuse and harassment through frivolous or unwarranted complaints filed for harassment purposes.  The committee initially considers allegations of unethical conduct or violations of the MLS rules.  The Grievance Committee does not determine guilt or innocence. (* in order to be considered for an appointment to the Grievance Committee, REALTORS® must attend a special all-day training course to be offered in February in Riverside)
• Nominating – Function of the task force is to recruit and select candidates for the Board of Directors and hosts Candidates Forum; must be an SRCAR REALTOR® in good standing; No member of this special committee may be a candidate for the Board of Directors.  Meets as needed prior to the election of the Board of Directors (held in July).  Members who serve on this special committee are unable to serve on the Election Task Force.
• Professional Standards - Standing committee of the Association; members must be a SRCAR REALTOR® in good standing; members must have at least two years minimum of service on the Grievance Committee with either a Broker or Salesperson license; Function of the committee is to conduct disciplinary and arbitration hearings.  (* in order to be considered for an appointment to the Professional Standards Committee, REALTORS® must attend a special all-day training course to be offered in February in Riverside)

 

Special Committees or Task Forces:

• Education/Training – Work with Association staff to establish a calendar of education and training seminars and courses benefiting the needs and wants of the membership including designation programs.
• Election Task Force – Function of the task force is to certify the election for the Board of Director positions.  Meets annually prior to the SRCAR Annual Membership Meeting.  Members who serve on this task force are unable to serve on the Nominating committee.
• Local Government – Function of the liaison is to provide communication between the local, state and national associations and the real estate offices on all legislative issues.  Must have a valid e-mail address and contribute annually to Political Action.  Works with SRCAR’s Government Affairs Director on establishing SRCAR positions on local issues as well as support of various candidates running for local offices.
• MLS Marketing Meetings – Function of the task force is to provide oversight at the MLS Marketing Meetings (primarily Temecula/Murrieta) and the Car Caravan function as well as promotes this event to the membership.  Meets as needed.
• MLS – Function of the task force is to work with Association staff and leaders to improve the entire MLS system structure including the computer as well as education.
• Orientation – Function of the task force is to coordinate and host orientation program for new SRCAR REALTOR® members throughout the year; anticipate task force to meet quarterly and/or as needed.
• Scholarship Foundation Fundraiser – Function of the task force is to coordinate and host annual fundraiser to benefit the SRCAR Scholarships. 
• Strategic Planning – Function of the task force is to review and update current Strategic Plan for the Southwest Riverside County Association of REALTORS®

(10/07)