UTSANDIEGO.COM:  HOA head in RSF is paid $275K – plus

Board president questioned compensation and got ousted

By Ashly McGlone — March 3, 2014

The head of the Rancho Santa Fe homeowners association has received more than $275,000 in compensation for the past three years, and the president of the board was ousted from her position after she raised questions about it.

Such pay levels are more typically reserved for city managers or school district superintendents running complex functions of large government agencies.

The community association’s manager, Pete Smith, is responsible for collecting association dues, maintaining common areas and enforcing covenants for the community of about 5,000 with a median income in excess of $172,000 and median home price of $2.4 million.  Read more: