JG13 (Georgia)
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I've been helping out as a "board member" now for a couple years, just to help get stuff done more than anything.
About two years ago, the whole board resigned. There hasn't been a quorum in years (quorum is the standard 50% of 180 houses, and then 25% with another meeting scheduled later). We're lucky if we get maybe 1-2 folks except the board at the annual meeting.
So, at the end of 2016, when the board resigned, we had several people (including me) that stepped up to help. Really, I don't even want to be on the "board" - I just wanted to help clean up the bills, etc. This board elected a president, vice-president, treasurer, etc, just by asking folks if they wanted the job. That's it... self-appointed. Seven of us.
Come January 2018, the president said the same thing "who wants to do what this year?" With nobody at the annual meeting other than the board.
I'm a little concerned that as we go after homeowners for overdue dues and such that if we don't follow our own proper elections in the bylaws that they can hold all of this over us and overturn all this hard work and get out of paying. Not getting a very warm reception to "setting things right", and so am stuck just watching a disaster unfold in slow motion.
How would you rescue something like this? I mean, we have to pay for the clubhouse and such - that's part of why we do this, why we paid to be in the neighborhood, etc. Are we even a valid board if we haven't had a quorum in over two years and the president and volunteers appointed themselves?
About two years ago, the whole board resigned. There hasn't been a quorum in years (quorum is the standard 50% of 180 houses, and then 25% with another meeting scheduled later). We're lucky if we get maybe 1-2 folks except the board at the annual meeting.
So, at the end of 2016, when the board resigned, we had several people (including me) that stepped up to help. Really, I don't even want to be on the "board" - I just wanted to help clean up the bills, etc. This board elected a president, vice-president, treasurer, etc, just by asking folks if they wanted the job. That's it... self-appointed. Seven of us.
Come January 2018, the president said the same thing "who wants to do what this year?" With nobody at the annual meeting other than the board.
I'm a little concerned that as we go after homeowners for overdue dues and such that if we don't follow our own proper elections in the bylaws that they can hold all of this over us and overturn all this hard work and get out of paying. Not getting a very warm reception to "setting things right", and so am stuck just watching a disaster unfold in slow motion.
How would you rescue something like this? I mean, we have to pay for the clubhouse and such - that's part of why we do this, why we paid to be in the neighborhood, etc. Are we even a valid board if we haven't had a quorum in over two years and the president and volunteers appointed themselves?