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9/1/20  3:19 pm
Commenter: Robert P Sledzaus

Strongly Support Continued regulation of CIC Manangers
 

CIC managers must continue to be regulated and licensed by DPOR. These professionals are responsible for managing millions if not billions of dollars of operating and reserve funds for their clients as well as being responsible for maintaining health and safety standards for the neighborhoods they serve.
Self regulation is not an option here.Allowing a national lobbying, for profit, organization as the CAI to be solely responsible for assuring that these employees are qualified to provide these services puts millions of Virginia residents at financial, safety, and health risks.
The rationale behind the JLARC audit which reflected a low number of reported issues/violations is erroneous as the lack of education provided by the CIC Ombudsman (and underuse of the CIC Information Fund) indicates that the majority of citizens residing in CIC's are simply unaware that a complaint process even exists. 
If anything, this profession is in need of greater, not less, regulation.

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