A part-time paid contractor; responsibilities include purchase orders, organizing bills, preparing checks (which must be signed by two of four board members) and balancing the checkbook.

A part-time paid contractor to record and keep official minutes at all OLCA meetings.

A part-time paid contractor; duties include recording income and expenses, updating names and addresses of lot owners, preparing billings, answering escrow and lot owner questions.

Fee paid to the League of Women Voters for counting and certifying ballots.

Insurance to protect board members from lawsuits involving OLCA matters.

Insurance needed for those who handle OLCA monies.

Certified Public Accountant

Other professionals we may need to hire on occasion (lawyers, engineers, etc.)

It costs us $25 to place each lien. This is recouped when the liens are cleared.

Fees paid to rent meeting space.

Newsletter mailings account for the majority of this expense.

Mainly for newsletters, which are mailed out using volunteers.

Tax on the community lot at 35th and Orchidland.

ee paid to our internet service provider to host the website. Website design and maintenance is a volunteer position.

A portion of the MRMA (decided annually by the Board) is put into this account to support administrative functions of the Board and Road Maintenance accounting.

Money received when liens are cleared. This money is used to cover the expenses of placing and recording the lien.

When a property is sold we collect $25 from escrow to cover the cost of recording the changes and updating our records.

These are detailed below under Administrative Expenses. They are not directly related to road maintenance.

$5.50 of the $65.00 MRMA collected goes to the paving fund. In addition, there is a separate billing of $50.00 per tmk for the paving fund sent out in October.

$3.25 of the $65.00 MRMA collected goes into the capital fund. This is for large expenses such as the grader and tractor.

Spent for repairs on the tractor, grader and other equipment.

An expense that has increased greatly as the cost of petroleum products has risen.

To better project our expenses we split the main roads from the side roads. Main roads are given priority. As more roads are paved the amount needed for main roads will decrease, allowing us to spend more on side roads.

We contract one equipment operator to maintain the roads and equipment.

For cinder, gravel, etc.

On occasion we must rent equipment for particular projects.

For the purchase of small hand and power tools.

When significant amounts trash or other debris (cars, washer/dryers, etc) is left on the roads we must pay to have it removed.

This phone is used to communicate with the road manager and equipment operator.

We contract a road manager to oversee and direct maintenance of the roads. The road manager, along with the Road Maintenance Committee, is responsible for deciding which roads to work on, coordinate delivery of material and maintain and buy necessary equipment.

A fund for unexpected large expenses (like lava tube collapses).

MRMA 05/06: Our main source of income is the yearly MRMA, billed in March at $65 per tmk (except for those lots that front Highway 130). Lots with a special use are charged a higher rate, based on the usage. The schedule of fees can be found by clicking here. We are owed over $200,000.00 in past due fees. When someone is far in arrears, we place a lien on the property. Placing a lien costs us $25.00.

MRMA past due fees that we project collecting during the fiscal year.

Interest earned on our bank accounts.

Some community members send in extra money for various projects.

Charged against past due fees.