Candidates sought for OPA Board election

(March 29, 2021) The Ocean Pines Search Committee is looking for homeowners to run in this year’s Board of Directors election.  

The Ocean Pines Association (OPA) is governed by a seven-member Board, elected by property owners who make up membership in the home-owners association. This year, two positions are up for election. 

The Board of Directors is the legislative policy-setting body of the Ocean Pines community. The Board decides operational and fiscal policy and sets property assessments annually. Board members do not receive monetary compensation for their service. They serve three-year terms on a staggered basis and cannot seek reelection after serving two consecutive terms. 

A Board candidate must be an OPA property owner of record as of Jan. 1, and not have unpaid annual charges or voting privileges suspended by the board as of 15 May in the year of election. 

Potential candidates must complete and return an application, in a sealed envelope to the attention of the Search Committee, to the OPA General Manager’s office at the administration building on 239 Ocean Parkway, no later than 4 p.m. on May 10. 

Applications are available at the administration building or on the Ocean Pines website at /documents/20124/70275/OPA%20Board%20candidate%20registration%20form.pdf/0686a5fd-8309-de02-5e48-7e1fad2a55e4.

Potential candidates interested in further information may contact the following individuals on the Search Committee: Chairman Tom Piatti at 410-302-0558 or [email protected], or Andie Davis at 410-200-6008 or [email protected]. 

Other important upcoming election dates include:  

• Candidate Draw (to determine ballot order and seating during candidate forums) - Friday, June 4 at 10 a.m. Venue TBD  
• First Candidate Forum - Wednesday, June 9 from 7-9 p.m. in the Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center  
• Second Candidate Forum (if needed) - Saturday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center  
• Ballot Deadline - Wednesday, Aug. 11 by close of business  
• Ballots Counted and Vote Totals Announced - Friday, Aug. 13 starting at 10 a.m. Venue TBD  
• Annual Meeting - Saturday, Aug. 14. Time and Venue TBD