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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a pool association treasurer.  We don't require advance permission to bring guests, even a lot of guests.  We do charge per guest.  And if you want to reserve half of the picnic pavilion for your party, you have to do that in advance.

We do reserve the right to ask anyone who is in violation of the rules to leave.  Yes we would call the local cops if we asked someone to leave and they refused.  Or at least, we would have in the past.  Nowadays if the person is brown, no way I'm making that phone call.  [/quote]

What do you do if 30 people show up at a time when there is no lifeguard on duty? Are you okay with that many people around a pool with no lifeguards?

What if an injury occurred and your HOA were sued for allowing so many people around the pool with no lifeguards? Does your HOA have the funds to handle a lawsuit like that?
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There is always a life guard on duty if the pool is open.

The pool has a max capacity and if max capacity were to be reached, no one else would be allowed in.

The members of the association own the property.  [/quote]

So you always staff the pool for the maximum capacity? Your HOA must have a lot of money.

My HOA staffs according to how many people are expected at particular times, with one or two on standby if needed. We would need to know in advance if a 30 person party was being held, especially one with a lot of children. We would have more lifeguards scheduled for that time, especially since people at a party will act differently than people who are just at the pool in smaller groups. 
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So you just don't have enough lifeguards. There is no way to know how many owners are coming on a given day. You have no procedures in place for a lifeguard to call in another when you reach a certain amount of people.

Wow! You suck as an HOA. You need better processes and procedures. [/quote]

Who are you talking to here? The second PP describes the typical way pools are run. They don’t have every lifeguard on duty every second the pool is open. They generally know the busier and less busy times and staff accordingly. They also watch the weather and have more staff scheduled on hotter days. My pool has a lot of high school and college age guards who are willing to be on call and can come in on short notice.

And it is very typical to require advance notice of parties so they can add extra staff for the event, especially when there will be many children present. Most HOAs have safety very high on their list of priorities. 
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