Residents of Highlands Ranch will be receiving ballots for the Highlands Ranch Community Association’s annual elections for District Delegates. The Board of Directors election will be held in March.  

The Highlands Ranch Community Association is a proactive organization that provides community leadership for the master-planned community, including architectural control and covenant enforcement. 

“There’s no other entity that has the representation that we do,” said Highlands Ranch Community Association’s General Manager Mike Bailey. “We have representation for each and every neighborhood, so we’re not sequestered like many cities are.”

The Board of Directors are elected by the District Delegates. Two vacancies and three candidates are running. 

Candidates for the 2023 Board of Directors are incumbents Jim Allen and Brock Norris and district delegate, Kurt Huffan. 

Online voting will open March 13 and the Board of Directors will be elected March 21. 

The five-member board sets policies and oversees those policies. 

“They are a fiduciary responsibility,” said Bailey. “They set the compass and the direction for staff and the community.” 

Each district’s constituents will elect Delegates for Highlands Ranch’s odd-numbered and vacant districts on April 18 at the Annual Meeting of the Members to represent their neighborhoods in association matters. 

Highlands Ranch is divided into 94 delegate districts. Delegates are elected homeowners who cast votes on behalf of the members within the delegate district. Each member serves on the Delegate Committee and serves as an advisory committee to the board of directors. 

One of the responsibilities of the District Delegates is to amend and approve the community Bylaws. 

The Delegates also meet to discuss rules and regulations regarding the use and operation of the communities recreation facilities as well as improvements to the operating systems and procedures between members of the community and the recreation centers. 

“They actually approve our recreation budget and review monthly expenditures in the recreation division,” said Bailey.

In addition, the Delegates review programs and program policies to ensure the fairness and equal use of membership of the recreation centers. 

To find the district you live in, use the interactive map on the Highlands Ranch Community Association website. 

The association’s mission is “Enhancing property values and creating quality of life through recreation, community events, and leadership.” Which is assisted by the Board of Directors and District Delegates. 

The Highlands Ranch Community Association is also made up of committees. There are opening positions for the Architectural Review Committee, the Bylaw Committee and the Finance Committee.