Removal from Board since causing problems with MA by asking questions and requesting documents

Mary, your desire to be an informed Board member is admirable. Your idea of a new Board member packet is an excellent idea. Every Board member should at least have a copy of the MC Agreement and be able to contact the Managing Agent. Also every member of the association should be able to view the files at any time. How long have the President and managing agent been controlling the association and the Board

Perhaps a less advisarial approach is needed by both you and the President. Try using the honey rather than the vinegar approach.

check your bylaws as well... there are typically very few reasons a board member can be "fired" or removed, and even fewer can be done by anyone other than a vote of the owners.

IE, the president didn't elect you, she can't fire you. Typically, only your own misconduct or the owners can do that.

I would say you don't need to involve the owners... they did nothing, they know nothing about the situation, yet..

Basically, the president can "fire" you all she wants, you simply need to point out, with bylaws in hand, that she has no authority to do so. And then go onwards about your business and running the association.

Let her jump off the pier, and be seen as the crazy one.

Actually, the board can remove me as secretary - fine. But legally, I can and will still record all board meetings. They are complaining (not all of them) that my minutes are too detailed by including options that we discussed and passed over and by including that one or two member may vote against something.

the board can remove you as secretary, yes... that's a position within the board. but they cannot remove you as a board member (by most bylaws).

Mary,
Don't feel bad about things taking so long to happen. You hang in there, watch and wait, your time will come.
One thing that might help.
Set up an unofficial web site about you HOA.
Don't say anything that is adversarial, start out with information, history of the complex, newsy stuff, improvements being mad in condo or HOA, just be a good neighbor stuff and don't mention board unless it is good. Post their names, assignments, e-mails and phone numbers if they have publ;ished them. Get a little social group together to help you. Put a "contact us" button but nothing like a discussion page, be clever, insinuate a little, put up pictures pertaining to place.
Down the linee when you and your group are up and running and have got a little interest, be a little more daring. Make sure the board knows about your intentions. Ask the Board if you can set up an offical wed site, they will probably tell you know because they will be afraid what you will put on it. When they refuse, do it yourselve. If you have lots of owners living there, stick littlee announcement under their door and ask for e-mail addresses so you can send them e-mail. Asmall group can come up with all kinds of way to pressuire the board and get their attention.

We did this and the first thing that happened was a ton of compliants about the site from owners and one request from a Board member (secretary to remove his name, position on Board, phone #, and e-mail address. Now he has a perfect right to do this and we immediately followed his wishes by leaving the Board secretary position blank and noted it was requested to be omitted.
Chapter one of our little groups efforts.
You also notice this is a public sitr and nothing I am suggesting breaks any laws that I know opf, just be care ful what and how you say it.