EW4 (West Virginia)
Posts: 95
Posts: 95
Posted:
I should note that I am a board director and this is a self “managed” HOA.
This was declared by a board director at last HOA meeting by a board director. The other directors and officers are just letting this occur. The board director who declared this is chair of the following committees: Nominations, A/R, Compliance, and Welcoming. He is also chairing an (expensive) initiative to update CC&R’s and bylaws. He has been bestowed the position of “meeting” expert as well. This individual has recently sent out letters in the board’s name internal to the community and outside as well. Those letters included incorrect info, info about legal items we are working on,... Neither of the letters were reviewed or given final approval by the board as required. When I questioned what was going on, I was told to mind my own business.
I brought this up at the last meeting to include motioning that all letters,… have final review approval by the full board before being sent out. That is when this director made the declaration that “Committees are autonomous and do not answer the board!” He further stated that committees will tell the board what is going to happen, but it is not up for review. I asked who is responsible for the budget he responded, “the board.” Who is responsible if something goes wrong? He responded, “the board.” The motion mentioned above did pass to review/approve letters,…before they go out. His response, the board will get an FYI email but not waiting for any approval.
As a board member, I am blown away. It has never been this way. There are rules in place, but they are simply being ignored. This individual has pushed things too far and the rest of the board is just going along. Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?
This was declared by a board director at last HOA meeting by a board director. The other directors and officers are just letting this occur. The board director who declared this is chair of the following committees: Nominations, A/R, Compliance, and Welcoming. He is also chairing an (expensive) initiative to update CC&R’s and bylaws. He has been bestowed the position of “meeting” expert as well. This individual has recently sent out letters in the board’s name internal to the community and outside as well. Those letters included incorrect info, info about legal items we are working on,... Neither of the letters were reviewed or given final approval by the board as required. When I questioned what was going on, I was told to mind my own business.
I brought this up at the last meeting to include motioning that all letters,… have final review approval by the full board before being sent out. That is when this director made the declaration that “Committees are autonomous and do not answer the board!” He further stated that committees will tell the board what is going to happen, but it is not up for review. I asked who is responsible for the budget he responded, “the board.” Who is responsible if something goes wrong? He responded, “the board.” The motion mentioned above did pass to review/approve letters,…before they go out. His response, the board will get an FYI email but not waiting for any approval.
As a board member, I am blown away. It has never been this way. There are rules in place, but they are simply being ignored. This individual has pushed things too far and the rest of the board is just going along. Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?