CfD (Virginia)
Posts: 265
Posts: 265
Posted:
Our HOA has not held an annual meeting in three years. They have tried, but our high quorum requirement has not been met during that time, and the board simply appoints who they want to the board.
During the last two attempts at an annual meeting the board has refused to let the membership know who the candidates for election were. No one was nominated or presented to the membership at these attempts at an annual meeting. Instead, the board simply took the opportunity to appoint who the president knew would support anything he wanted at the next board meeting.
A few months back the president nominated his wife as "nomination committee chairman", but there have been no open meetings of this committee at all. When asked at the last board meeting if the nomination committee has approached anyone to run the president stated "he" had asked 2 people, but only one name was given. The other was deliberately not for some reason. The president has specifically stated "he was not sure" when asked if he was running, but I know he intends to be president again because one of the people he has apparently asked to run told me he was approached about being "the president's secretary".
The annual meeting agenda has been posted and it gives no candidate information. Proxies have been produced, again with no candidate information. In my view this is improper, but I'd like your take on it.
Also see on our annual meeting agenda the president limiting homeowners to 3 minutes to speak, and only if he recognizes you. While I agree it should be orderly, shouldn't the membership be permitted to speak to each other about topics of interest to them. The membership is never offered an opportunity to put topics important to them on the annual meeting agenda.
I would appreciate your views on this.
During the last two attempts at an annual meeting the board has refused to let the membership know who the candidates for election were. No one was nominated or presented to the membership at these attempts at an annual meeting. Instead, the board simply took the opportunity to appoint who the president knew would support anything he wanted at the next board meeting.
A few months back the president nominated his wife as "nomination committee chairman", but there have been no open meetings of this committee at all. When asked at the last board meeting if the nomination committee has approached anyone to run the president stated "he" had asked 2 people, but only one name was given. The other was deliberately not for some reason. The president has specifically stated "he was not sure" when asked if he was running, but I know he intends to be president again because one of the people he has apparently asked to run told me he was approached about being "the president's secretary".
The annual meeting agenda has been posted and it gives no candidate information. Proxies have been produced, again with no candidate information. In my view this is improper, but I'd like your take on it.
Also see on our annual meeting agenda the president limiting homeowners to 3 minutes to speak, and only if he recognizes you. While I agree it should be orderly, shouldn't the membership be permitted to speak to each other about topics of interest to them. The membership is never offered an opportunity to put topics important to them on the annual meeting agenda.
I would appreciate your views on this.