FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’s)

The major expenses for the Association, in no particular order, are as follows:
• Awards (*now eliminated)
• Building & Property Expenses
• Community Event Sponsorships
• Community Housing Projects
• Education
• Employee Costs
• Government Affairs
• Leadership Development
• Luncheons
• Member Communications (Website, email, etc)
• Office & General Expenses
• Other Committees
• Public Relations
• Supra

8 Women
6 Men
8 Weber County
6 Davis County
9 Large office
5 Small office
4 Brokers
10 Agents
9 Franchise office
5 Independently owned offices

To prevent sales tax on services
Nearly every year government officials propose a 6 or 7 percent tax on REALTOR® commissions.  RPAC is constantly protecting you from such a law.

To protect against transfer taxes
A 5 percent transfer tax, which could not be financed into a mortgage, would cost $12,500 for a $250,000 house. This extra cost would prevent many would-be clients from becoming homeowners.

To keep mortgage interest benefits
If the mortgage interest deduction was eliminated, the average REALTOR® would lose more than $7,000 in commissions.  Every year RPAC works to maintain this tool for increasing homeownership.

To reduce your liability
Bills are constantly being proposed that would increase your risk of being sued.  RPAC defeats bills that would hold REALTORS® responsible for mold, meth and other contamination issues.

To keep banks out of real estate
Banks have asked the government to define real estate as a financial activity, a change that would allow large banks to offer real estate brokerage services and become your competitors.  RPAC fights to keep this from happening.

Have a Heart is NWAOR’s own charity based around helping families to afford home ownership.  The Have a Heart project began in 1998 as a community service project from the Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS®. We began by refurbishing existing homes and selling them at a substantial discount to families in need.

Within a few years, the Northern Wasatch Home Builder’s Association joined the effort and took our project to a whole new level. With their help, we have been able to build new construction homes every year since in Davis and Weber counties.

Our new homes are still discounted substantially, which is made possible through the charitable contributions from individuals and local businesses, builders and subcontractors that donate their services and supplies, and by the REALTORS® and Affiliates that host fundraisers throughout the year.  All funds raised go directly to the have a Heart homes.

Selection of Committee Chairs
In selecting a committee chair and vice chair the President and President Elect looks for the following criteria and characteristics:

1. Interest in the particular work or duties of the committee.
2. Previous experience on the committee or experience gained from another source.
3. Open mind. Ability to seek out all views of committee members.
4. Willingness to abide by majority decision and follow-through to the completion of a project.
5. Leadership abilities in general.

Affiliate of the Year
In order to be eligible for this award the proposed recipient must have satisfied the following criteria:

1. Candidates must be a dues paying Affiliate member the entire year.
2. The Award is based on service, accomplishment, and participation in the Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS®.
3. Candidate must have played an active role with the Affiliates Committee during the year prior to receiving the award.
4. Any Chair of the Affiliate Committee shall be ineligible to receive this award for one year following term as Chair.

Lifetime Achievement
In order to be eligible for this award the proposed recipient must have satisfied the following criteria:

1. The Lifetime Achievement Award is to recognize dedication, professionalism, service and participation in the Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS®.
2. The candidate must be a member in good standing of Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® during the entire preceding award year.
3. The candidate through their career has shared their time, talent, and experience for the benefit of the entire profession.
4. Candidate must have been a member in good standing of Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® for a minimum of five (5) years prior to receiving the award.
5. The candidate must not have been found in violation of the code of ethics or sanctioned by the Division of Real Estate in the two (2) years prior to receiving the award.

REALTOR® of the Year
In order to be eligible for this award the proposed recipient must have satisfied the following criteria:

1. Candidate must be a REALTOR® member in good standing and actively involved in Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® throughout the preceding year.
2. Candidate must have been a member in good standing of Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® for a minimum of three (3) years prior to receiving the award.
3. Candidate must have shown a commitment to community involvement.
4. Candidate must have demonstrated continued dedication and service to the Association and real estate profession.
5. Consideration should be given to designations, and service on committees, societies and councils, (e.g. WCR, CRS. NAR and UAR).
6. Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® President may not be considered for a minimum of one year following term of service as President.
7. The candidate must not have been found in violation of the code of ethics or sanctioned by the Division of Real Estate in the two (2) years prior to receiving the award.

Special Achievement
In order to be eligible for this award the proposed recipient must have satisfied the following criteria:  The recipient of this award shall be a non-REALTOR® who has made an outstanding contribution to Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS®.

Citizen of the Year
In order to be eligible for this award the proposed recipient must have satisfied the following criteria:  The recipient of this Award is a non-REALTOR® who has made an outstanding contribution of citizenship to the community, state or county, during the year preceding the award.

Good Neighbor
In order to be eligible for this award the proposed recipient must have satisfied the following criteria:

1. This Award honors one REALTOR® or Affiliate member who has made an exceptional contribution to his or her community during the entire award year preceding the award.
2. The candidate shall have made a significant contribution of personal time, money, materials or other resources.
3. The candidate must not have been found in violation of the code of ethics or sanctioned by the Division of Real Estate in the two (2) years prior to receiving the award.

A. POSITION TITLE
Chief Executive Officer

B. POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Chief Executive Officer (the CEO) of the Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS®, a Utah corporation (the "Association") is responsible to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Association for the effective conduct of Association affairs. The Chief Executive Officer recommends and participates in formulating the Association's mission, goals, objectives, and related policies. Within that framework, the Chief Executive Officer plans, organizes, coordinates, controls, and directs the Association's staff, programs, and activities. The Chief Executive Officer works closely with the Association's President and other elected leaders to ensure that the Association's goals are achieved. The Chief Executive Officer also serves as staff liaison to all committees and act as the liaison between committees and the Board. Said liaison duties may be delegated by Chief Executive Officer to other members of staff.

C. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Chief Executive Officer shall perform the following services, functions, responsibilities, and duties (collectively, the "Duties") within the limits of the Association's charter and Bylaws, and in conformance with the Association's policies as from time to time established by the Board. Although the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time delegate appropriate portions of the Duties, the Chief Executive Officer shall nevertheless remain ultimately responsible to the Board for the performance of all of the Duties.

1. Become, and continue to be, a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (the "National Association" and fully and appropriately participate in, and represent the interests of the Association with, such organization.
2. Ensure that the Board, the Executive Committee, and the officers are fully informed with respect to the Association's activities, condition, and status, and of all-important factors influencing the Association and its operations.
3. Attend all meetings of the Board and the Executive Committee.
4. Plan, formulate, and recommend for the approval of the Board, basic policies and programs that will further the Association's objectives.
5. Execute all decisions of the Board, except when the Board specifically makes other assignments.
6. Develop specific administrative policies, procedures, and programs to implement the general policies of the board.
7. Establish a sound organizational structure and related staffing structure for the Association's main office.
8. Ensure the legal integrity of the Association.
9. Plan the general administration of the Association operations; though many responsibilities may be delegated to other staff members, the Chief Executive Officer should be aware of the progress and status of, and shall be ultimately responsible for, all Association projects and activities.
10. Coordinate the representation of the Association in any and all local governmental and quasi-governmental matters affecting the real estate profession.
11. Execute contracts and commitments as authorized by the Board or within established policies.
12. Promote interest and active participation of members and local/chapter groups in Association activities.
13. Maintain effective relationships with other organizations, both public and private, and ensure that Association and membership positions on various matters are promoted and enhanced in accordance with the policies and objectives of the Association.
14. Ensure that all funds, physical assets, and other Association property are appropriately safeguarded and administered; conduct the operations of the Association within the parameters of the budgets from time to time established by the Board.
15. Plan, coordinate, and conduct public relations programs to enhance public acceptance of the industry.
16. Serve as supervising editor of the Association's official publication.
17. Coordinate the Association's educational programs so as to advance the professional, technical, and managerial skills of the membership, operating within the budget and program objectives that the Board approves.
18. Plan, organize, and direct membership promotion and retention programs; evaluate the results of such programs and make recommendations with respect to policies, procedures, and actions that might be undertaken in order to achieve membership goals.
19. Supervise the collection of dues and take disciplinary action against delinquent members according to the established Association procedures.
20. Exercise supervision over the Association's budget and all arrangements required to meet the Association's financial objectives.
21. Plan, promote, and administer all official Association meetings.
22. Plan and execute all communications to membership, including newsletters, general mailings, news releases, and other appropriate communications.
23. Act as a direct liaison with the state association and the National Association with respect to appropriate matters.
24. Act as the Association's spokesperson when the Association President is unavailable.
25. Within the limits of the Association's budget, participate in state and national activities and programs, thereby providing a benefit to the Association and the Executive Officer.
26. Carry out such other general responsibilities as the Association's officers and the Board may from time to time specify.
27. Be an ex officio, nonvoting, member of the Executive Committee and the Board.

D. RELATIONSHIPS
Establish and maintain positive working relationships and open lines of communication with the following;

1. 1. Leadership and Executive Officers of other local or state associations.
   2. The Association's legal counsel.
   3. Legislators, County Commissioners, Mayors, City council members, their staff, and appropriate local government officials.
   4. The Association's staff.
   5. Leadership of subordinate or affiliated groups and organizations, i.e., Wasatch Front Regional, Chamber of Commerce, Homebuilders Association, Appraisers Association, Apartment Association, Associated General Contractors, Land Developers, Commercial Real Estate Organizations, etc.

E. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The Chief Executive Officer performance will be assessed on at least an annual basis. The following standards, among others that the Board may from time to time deem to be appropriate, are intended to assist in the fair appraisal of the Executive Officer's performance.

1. Whether the policies and programs, proposed by the Executive Officer for consideration by the Association, are forward-looking and add to the constructive growth of the Association's influence.
2. Whether members of the Board, officers, committee chairmen, and other Association leaders are fully informed as to the activities and plans that relate to their particular areas.
3. Whether the Association's programs are well managed through planning, organization, coordination, and control.
4. Whether committee liaisons are supported, act timely, and are effective.
5. Whether the Association's educational programs are forward-looking and add to the needed expertise of the Association's members in various fields.
6. Whether the Association's meetings are well planned, organized, and effective.
7. Whether communications relating to the Association's purpose, programs, and activities penetrate to the target or level of members planned.
8. Whether lobbying activities on behalf of the Association are effective.
9. Whether contacts with, and support of, the Association are appropriate and effective.
10. Whether speeches made by the Executive Officer on behalf of the Association are well received, present the Association's positions and functions in a positive manner, and are effective.
11. Whether the Chief Executive Officer has built appropriate relationships with Association members, key organizations and individuals in the community, and elected officials.

F. QUALIFICATIONS
The Executive Officer shall possess the following qualities and characteristics:

1. Be dedicated to the ideals and goals of the Association.
2. Be capable of working under pressure.
3. Be of strong moral character and possess excellent leadership and motivational skills.
4. Be an excellent public speaker who thinks and speaks well under pressure and is capable of articulately expressing the Association's views on different matters to both the membership and the public.
5. Be a proficient writer and editor.

Contact information will be posted on the NWAOR website.