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GeorgiaL (Illinois)
Posts: 14
Posted:
Hello everyone,
The Chairman of the Violations Committee, who is also a Board Member, has set up a committe to "re-vamp" the rules and regulations. Their first meeting is this week but no notices have been posted. I was told by the Property Manager that this is not an "open" meeting. We live in Illinois, can anyone confirm that this meeting should be open by law?
Thanks,
Georgia
BradP (Kansas)
Posts: 2,640
Posted:
Georgia:

Not famaliar with Illinios, but if your board meetings are required to be open this one should be to since it impacts the whole community.
DaneC (California)
Posts: 210
Posted:
PROPERTY
(765 ILCS 605/) Condominium Property Act.

(765 ILCS 605/17) (from Ch. 30, par. 317)
Sec. 17. Amendments to the declaration or bylaws. (a) The administration of every property shall be governed by bylaws, which may either be embodied in the declaration or in a separate instrument, a true copy of which shall be appended to and recorded with the declaration. No modification or amendment of the declaration or bylaws shall be valid unless the same is set forth in an amendment thereof and such amendment is duly recorded. An amendment of the declaration or bylaws shall be deemed effective upon recordation unless the amendment sets forth a different effective date.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by this Act, amendments to condominium instruments authorized to be recorded shall be executed and recorded by the president of the association or such other officer authorized by the board of managers.
(Source: P.A. 83‑833.)

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
(805 ILCS 105/) General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
(805 ILCS 105/Art. 10 heading)
ARTICLE 10. AMENDMENTS

(805 ILCS 105/110.05) (from Ch. 32, par. 110.05)
Sec. 110.05. Authority to amend articles of incorporation.
(a) A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time and from time to time to add a new provision or to change or remove an existing provision, provided that the articles as amended contain only such provisions as are required or permitted in original articles of incorporation at the time of amendment. The articles as amended must contain all the provisions required by subsection (a) of Section 102.10 of this Act except that the names and addresses of the initial directors may be omitted and the names of the initial registered agent or the address of the initial registered office may be omitted.
(b) A corporation whose period of duration as provided in the articles of incorporation has expired may amend its articles of incorporation to revive its articles and extend the period of corporate duration, including making the duration perpetual, at any time within 5 years after the date of expiration.
(Source: P.A. 91‑527, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

(805 ILCS 105/110.15) (from Ch. 32, par. 110.15)
Sec. 110.15. Amendment by Directors. Where a corporation has no members, or no members entitled to vote on amendments, one or more amendments shall be adopted by the board of directors upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1423.)

(805 ILCS 105/110.20) (from Ch. 32, par. 110.20)
Sec. 110.20. Amendments by Directors and Members. Where a corporation has members entitled to vote on amendments, one or more amendments shall be adopted in the following manner:
(a) The board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote on amendments which may be either an annual or a special meeting;
(b) Written or printed notice setting forth the proposed amendment or a summary of the changes to be effected thereby shall be given to each member entitled to vote on amendments at such meeting within the time and in the manner provided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of members. If such meeting be an annual meeting, the proposed amendment, or a summary as aforesaid, may be included in the notice of such annual meeting;
(c) At such meeting, at which there is a quorum of members, a vote of the members entitled to vote on the proposed amendment shall be taken. The proposed amendment shall be adopted by receiving the affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the votes present and voted either in person or by proxy, unless any class of members is entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the proposed amendment shall be adopted by receiving the affirmative vote of at least two‑thirds of the votes of the class present and voted either in person or by proxy;
(d) The articles of incorporation or the bylaws of a corporation may supersede the two‑thirds vote requirement of subsection (c) by specifying any smaller or larger vote requirement not less than a majority of the votes which members entitled to vote on such amendment shall vote, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting at which there is a quorum.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1423.)

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