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Posted By CindyC8 on 10/09/2017 7:46 PM
At our last HOA meeting there was a video camera in the room pointing at all the property owners. One of the members requested in writing a copy of the video. The board member replied that it was his own personal video and he did not have to provide any of the members with a copy. I know in Arizona a member has the right to record the meeting without permission, but what about when a board member does it and won't provide a copy? How can he sit on the board and say it was his own personal video?
The board member is still a member and has the right to record. His recording did not prevent others from recording. It should have been announced at the beginning of the meeting that THE Board was not recording.
That he pointed at the owners rather than the board may be interesting. Is there a loud mouth or trouble making member at meetings? Are they trying to prevent people from participating since some don't like to talk on camera? Is there a long winded member that they would like to show it to so that he may pick up the pace in the future? I was going to start recording our meetings but the problem disappeared so I never bothered. We recorded where I lived years ago and it does seem to make people behave better.