OMCAR 2024 COMMITTEES
Community Awareness: Responsible for engagement in meaningful
consumer engagement activities annually, demonstrating the Association’s
involvement and/or investment in our community.
Grievance: The committee’s function is to screen ethics complaints to ensure
that complaints are in proper form, filed within the time limit established by
NAR and are otherwise procedurally correct. Criteria: Attend a training
session. Ombudsman: The committee’s function is to provide informal
telephone mediation. In some cases, it can address and solve minor
complaints from the public. The ombudsman can also solve inter-REALTOR®
conflicts before they become serious problems. Some complaints do not
allege specific articles of the NAR Code of Ethics and many times they are
transactional, technical, and procedural questions that can be addressed by
communication. Like a mediator, an ombudsman helps parties find solutions
that everyone can be happy with.
Global: The Heart of Florida Global Real Estate Council of OMCAR shall work
to be Florida’s premier full service REALTORS® serving global customers by
sharing our knowledge and experience to meet the challenges of a rapidly
changing cultural community within our market area, fostering global growth
of real estate business with knowledge acquired through training, networking
and resource
sharing.
Professional Development: Provides programs, continuing education
courses, seminars, and other information to further the knowledge of
membership. Oversees and plans orientation programs (to include Fair
Housing) for new and reinstated members. The committee will consider input
from the Commercial, Farm and Property Management Exchanges. The
committee will also consider input from the Appraisers and Auction Councils.
Professional Standards: The committee is responsible for enforcement of the
Code of Ethics and arbitrating disputes involving members relating to real
estate transactions. Criteria: Attend a training session and previously served
on Grievance Committee for three years.
REALTOR® Advocacy: The Legislative committee’s function is to monitor
legislative matters at all levels of government that affect the real estate

industry. To keep BOD and membership informed, effects liaison with
legislators and recommends actions as necessary. Does not let personal or
political goals impede the good of the Association. RPAC committee raises
funds for the furtherance of political candidates and issues on non-partisan
bases. The committee’s function is to monitor legislative matters at all levels
of government that
affect the real estate industry. To keep BOD and membership informed,
effects liaison with legislators and recommends actions as necessary. Does
not let personal or political goals impede the good of the Association.
• The committee also raises funds for the furtherance of political candidates
and issues on non-partisan bases (RPAC event), provide and distribute
information and communication from NAR & Florida Realtors® regarding the
value of investing.
Realtor® Builder: The committee’s function is to strengthen relationship with
Marion County Builders by creating programs and events that both
memberships can participate in.
Strategic Planning: The committee handles long range planning for the
Association to include examination of Association structuring and
organization and such other tasks as designed by the Directors. Directors
must annually review and discuss the Association’s plan. Plan must include
an advocacy component and a consumer outreach component and that
those components have actionable implementation strategies.
YPN (Young Professional Network): Offering young professional Realtors® in
Ocala and surrounding areas opportunities to network and strengthen
working relationships.