Guest John Reifschneider Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:45 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:45 PM Can the Board of Directors limit to 3 minutes each members comments on a particular subject while it is being discussed at a Home Owners Association Annual Meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:54 PM Can the Board of Directors limit to 3 minutes each members comments on a particular subject while it is being discussed at a Home Owners Association Annual Meeting?At a meeting of the general membership, only the assembly of general members can limit debate. The board has no say in the matter and can't do anything in a general membership meeting, unless some strange bylaw says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted October 19, 2011 at 11:35 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 11:35 PM Can the Board of Directors limit to 3 minutes each members comments on a particular subject while it is being discussed at a Home Owners Association Annual Meeting?No.But, the question gives me the opportunity to repeat one more time my recommendation that the society's general membership assembly adopt a motion to order the members of the executive board to take their seats with the other members of the society in the meeting hall during the general membership meeting. Just the physical readjustment of the seating arrangements will often be enough to keep the board from hijacking the society members' meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted October 19, 2011 at 11:38 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 11:38 PM Can the Board of Directors limit to 3 minutes each members comments on a particular subject while it is being discussed at a Home Owners Association Annual Meeting?The membership meeting, by several methods, may do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 20, 2011 at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 at 01:28 AM Can the Board of Directors limit to 3 minutes each members comments on a particular subject while it is being discussed at a Home Owners Association Annual Meeting?No.The Board is not even in session during a membership meeting, so it is not capable of doing anything at all. The membership itself has full control over its own meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted October 20, 2011 at 12:22 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 at 12:22 PM Can the Board of Directors limit to 3 minutes each members comments on a particular subject while it is being discussed at a Home Owners Association Annual Meeting?The previous replies assume this question refers to a board making this debate-limiting decision during the annual meeting of the association, but the question could refer to a board making this decision at a board meeting prior to the annual meeting. In that case, it could only do so only if the bylaws had given it that (rare) authority.The two interpretations of the question hinge on just what the phrase "while it is being discussed" refers to. If it refers to the board making this decision while it [the question] is being discussed, the previous responses apply. If, however, it simply refers to the time limit being in effect while it [the question] is being discussed, I think an alternate answer is possible (if unlikely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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