ChristopherW1 (Maryland)
Posts: 4
Posts: 4
Posted:
Hi all,
New to this forum, hope someone can help with our situation.
Our HOA has existed for almost 25 years - all SF - 225 homes. We have an elected Board of Directors who were responsible for the initial appointment of three members to our Covenants Committee (CC).
The Bylaws and CCRs have no guidance as to how the CC will be run. In the past there has been a Chairman (currently me double-hatted also as a Board member) and the CC has always taken volunteers to assist with evaluating architectural applications, looking for violations to the CCRs, etc.
The problem is that 2 of our current volunteers have been very disruptive to the working of the CC (one of them is also a Board member). I want to remove them from the Committee.
Since our Bylaws and the CCRs are mute, can I simply say, "thanks for your efforts up to now, but we no longer need your efforts"? Nothing in our Bylaws or CCRs says anything. Do we have to take just anyone who volunteers? Can we be selective as long as we are not discriminatory along the usual criteria? Is someone who volunteers automatically on a committee just because they show a willingness to help?
Has anyone ever needed to remove a volunteer from an organization?
I would add these are two single women, joint owners of a property, both of whom are on the CC and one on the Board - they both want to be on the Board, but our Bylaws and CCRs say only one vote per property.
Thanks,
C. Watson
New to this forum, hope someone can help with our situation.
Our HOA has existed for almost 25 years - all SF - 225 homes. We have an elected Board of Directors who were responsible for the initial appointment of three members to our Covenants Committee (CC).
The Bylaws and CCRs have no guidance as to how the CC will be run. In the past there has been a Chairman (currently me double-hatted also as a Board member) and the CC has always taken volunteers to assist with evaluating architectural applications, looking for violations to the CCRs, etc.
The problem is that 2 of our current volunteers have been very disruptive to the working of the CC (one of them is also a Board member). I want to remove them from the Committee.
Since our Bylaws and the CCRs are mute, can I simply say, "thanks for your efforts up to now, but we no longer need your efforts"? Nothing in our Bylaws or CCRs says anything. Do we have to take just anyone who volunteers? Can we be selective as long as we are not discriminatory along the usual criteria? Is someone who volunteers automatically on a committee just because they show a willingness to help?
Has anyone ever needed to remove a volunteer from an organization?
I would add these are two single women, joint owners of a property, both of whom are on the CC and one on the Board - they both want to be on the Board, but our Bylaws and CCRs say only one vote per property.
Thanks,
C. Watson