Bd Director demeans female member

Go to his home and burn it down to the ground. Salt the earth so nothing ever grows there again. Butcher his animals and sell his children into slavery. Tie him up in the back of his car and dump it in the swamp.

Or you could just accept the fact that this board member is not very good at dealing with people and remember that at the next election.

Yes the correct way is to handle it is censure (an official reprimand, by a legislative body of one of its members)in executive session, NOT in front of the membership.

Minutes should contain:

Legal Name – The legal name of the association needs to be included for reference.

Meeting Specifics – The date of the meeting, the type of HOA Meeting (Regular HOA Meeting, Special HOA Meeting, Executive HOA Meeting, HOA Meeting of the Members, etc.), the time of the meeting, mention/proof of meeting notice posting (esp. in Fla.), and the location of the meeting should all be included in a formatted header.

List of Attendees – The list of attendees should include the names and HOA Board Positions of all HOA Board Members that were present at the meeting, HOA Board Members that were not present at the meeting, any guests that were present to speak at the meeting (HOA Attorneys, HOA Landscapers, HOA Contractors, etc.), and any and all HOA Management representatives that were in attendance. HOA Members are typically not be included in the HOA meeting minutes.

Quorum – Were there enough HOA Board of Director members present to officially have a meeting? If you aren’t sure what this means, see the description on our F.A.Q. Page for more information about HOA Quorums.

Start & Finish Times – Identifying the actual start & finish times are important aspects to include in your HOA’s Meeting Minutes. Document who called the meeting to order and at what time as well as when and by who the HOA meeting was motioned to adjourn.

Board Actions – All HOA Board Actions need to be documented in the HOA Meeting Minutes. HOA Action Items could consist of approvals of specific or non-specific items, delegations of authority, and or directives voted upon for your HOA Management Company or HOA Property Manager to conduct during the period of time between regular scheduled HOA Meetings.

•Executive Sessions – Any items of HOA Business or discussions can and should be recorded during HOA Executive Meeting sessions for future reference.

There is no 'room' for personal opinions or discussions in BOD minutes. This is analogus to a 'bully pulpit' especially in the case of a discussion between the BOD and (a) member(s).

Legal action? Really?

What are the charges?

Hardly see how this soley reported incident rises to such a level.

Even BOD members can get 'caught in the moment' and possibly react in a less that professional manner.

Should LarryB13 be brought up on charges too?

Professionalism is the very last thing I would expect in an HOA board meeting.

Marlee, I am far more sympathetic to this matter than you make think, but one rude board member's comment to a homeowner is not going to cause a disruption in the space-time continuum. Your remedy is at the ballot box.

Larry,
We are desperately searching for anything and everything legal to get these guys off the board.
It is amazing what FL HOA law allows them to get away with.
I did find this:
WHY DOES FLORIDA NEED A HOA REFORM BILL
http://www.hoareformbill.net/index.html
SENATE BILL 580

SENATE BILL 596

Say, Marlee, as someone who was a "ringleader" in getting jerks off of our board a few years ago, I'd like to hear more about your current board and your HOA.

How many directors? Are they all problematic? How many are up for (re)election at your next annual meeting? When is it? How many units or detached homes are in your HOA? How many supporters does "your side" have?

But start a new thread about it. It sounds like the use of "honey" is possibly something that set off some of you who're unhappy with the current board anyway. I can't tell if it was a "last straw," or if you are "grasping at straws" since, while I think it was rude, I have to agree with Jay that it doesn't seem to rise to the level of that director needing to be censured, and you surely wouldn't be able to mount your recall campaign on it.

I see Tim.

I misunderstood the last portion of this sentence I guess:

"Unless the Director was appointed by the Board, if the behavior continued, the only other options after that would be to call a recall meeting to see if the member can be removed from the Board or legal action against the individual brought by the individual the comment was addressed to."

Thanks for setting me straight.

Carol,

This board has been incompetent, also lies, insults members, against Florida Friendly landscaping etc. etc. We have an annual members meeting/election coming up and hope for a quorum so the members can hold their own meeting. We do have other candidates running.

You are right, the latest insult was the last straw. I guess you had to be there. It was an insult and I haven't heard that kind of treatment for a long time.
In my past life we were always going thru training about things like this. You would never say that in a professional environment. never!

Anyway, Maybe at this point all we can do is add this to the list of many complaints for the annual meeting IF the proxies are legiit! But, again, that is another thread.

thank you
Marlee

I think many are being a bit pedantic in focusing on the word profesionalism.

Maybe 'proper decorum' would suit the situation better.

MarleeS,

You wrote: "We are desperately searching for anything and everything legal to get these guys off the board."

If you and the like minded folks comprise 50%+1 of the membership/lots/units/etc. the BoD members can be easily replaced in Florida by a recall. No need to wait for an HOA election or the State to create/ammend laws.

You get the recall form from the web (Fl DBPR), take the forms door-to-door, and upon completion simply mail them to the agent of record and your recall will be done. No meeting required (unless the BoD contests it.
If they do wish to contest it then the BoD MUST call a meeting within 5 business days. If they fail to do so the recall is automatic by process of the law. If they meet and fail to certify them mandatory arbitration must follow.
YOU MUST process the forms (ballot completion) 'to the T' and can be done by amateurs.

You must also provide for alternate Directors to be elected if you attempt to remove a quorum or more.
You'll find lots of help on the web for this.

There's no excuse to let this continue if you have adequate support.

exactly!
Life Rule # 21347:

When you attack people, when you question their honesty, when you question their capability, when you question their ability to make wise decisions for their own property and investment publicly to their neighbors you make want to expect some blowback. Maybe even a litte stronger than "honey".

That is exactly what is happening here...the board is getting blowback for those reasons.

Ok, I rec'd opinions....thanks...we move forward to the next problem...like not notifying members of annual meeting...another thread.

thanks again for your perspectives.

over and out

I'm glad to hear about your background of HOA service, Marlee. Until very recently, we also practiced proper decorum according to Robert's Rules, which states in more that a few places that personal attacks are not permitted