robert conway Posted September 30, 2010 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 12:59 AM Board of HOA is going to review proposed budget for next year. At a work shop with no voting members present except the board members...comments???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:32 AM Why not?In your HOA bylaws, who, what group, has the authority to adopt the budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted September 30, 2010 at 03:19 AM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 03:19 AM Board of HOA is going to review proposed budget for next year. At a work shop with no voting members present except the board members.A work shop?Q. What is a work shop?Q. How is a board WORK SHOP different from a board MEETING?Isn't this normal for your organization? What did you do last year? What rule controls who gets to "review a budget" (whatever that means)?Why does a "review" require "voting members" to be present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert conway Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:41 AM Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:41 AM Why not?In your HOA bylaws, who, what group, has the authority to adopt the budget?The board "preparation and adoption of the budget" as stated in bylaws.I was told that the budget would have to be ratified by the board and voting members that might be in attendance at the next board meeting?Kind of nut's but have to work through new board members that are lacking???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:44 AM Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:44 AM I was told that the budget would have to be ratified by the board and voting members that might be in attendance at the next board meeting?Told by whom? With what evidence?The only people who are "voting members" at a board meeting are board members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert conway Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:51 AM Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:51 AM A work shop?Q. What is a work shop?Q. How is a board WORK SHOP different from a board MEETING?Isn't this normal for your organization? What did you do last year? What rule controls who gets to "review a budget" (whatever that means)?Why does a "review" require "voting members" to be present?It is a meeting of the board that does not want members to attend.Years past they voted on proposal from various vendors, took no minutes and basically tried to do everything but have the association pay for their lunch, when this lunch break was mentioned I said no to the whole meeting.And was scoundrels off the board by some very questionable voting..proxy voting in HOA's is deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert conway Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:56 AM Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:56 AM Told by whom? With what evidence?The only people who are "voting members" at a board meeting are board members.Told to by a new board member of which I am trying to have review and understand RONR and bylaws.And the board votes on the budget...period.When I let this person know of this site and your responses it should give him some authoritative quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:57 AM Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:57 AM proxy voting in HOA's is deadly.Well, it depends on who holds the proxies. It's not unusual for a board to suggest that the proxies be given to the secretary. Or the president. But nothing in RONR prevents (or permits, but that's another story) you from collecting more proxies than anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert conway Posted October 2, 2010 at 01:07 AM Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 at 01:07 AM Well, it depends on who holds the proxies. It's not unusual for a board to suggest that the proxies be given to the secretary. Or the president. But nothing in RONR prevents (or permits, but that's another story) you from collecting more proxies than anyone else.Or who opens the ballots with out a Teller, Teller's (and this is another story)but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.