Sharing board phone numbers

Fred we used to post the Board's phone numbers but we had several single women elected to the Board who were uncomfortable giving out their home numbers. Now we ask homeowners to contact the MC, who then contacts the Board. Plus that saves from the old - "We'll I called so and so and they assured me that I could paint my storage door purple."

So What's wrong with purple? (kiding) My Florida association publishes an annual phone book with all unit numbers and who lives in them. Phone numbers and email address are optional. In several places in that book is the email and 800 number of the management company and several emergency numbers. It states to call this number in case of emergency. (Ya gotta love 55+ communities for their extra care of the members) Not everyone wants to share their personal numbers. But I assure you that ALL units have a phone number in the data base in the office. These numbers are connected to a 911 emergency link which the association pays a small amount for this service.

Our association maintains generic e-mail addresses (such as "Treasurer at MyAssociation.com") for all board members, officers, and committee chairpersons. This way, members can e-mail a concern without having to look up the correct e-mail address from year to year. Our web site hosting company then forwards the generic e-mail to unpublished personal email accounts.

Phone calls can be very intrusive and board members can maintain an unpublished number if they want to do so. We feel that e-mail is sufficiently fast -- anything requiring faster response ought to be reported to the police.