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MichaelB32 (California)
Posts: 141
Posted:
There has become an issue trust in our Board. The President seems to make decisions without mentioning it to anyone. These become surprises and the other members look stupid because they did not know.The President makes decision such as approving invoices and then tells us later. At our last Board meeting, a Board member complaint about this and asked why only the President and Vice President receive email from him who then decides who see the emails. The Property manager then defended his reasoning as it would violate the Davis Sterling quorum requirement. Seem ludicrous.

Invoices are approved without going through the Treasurer. Our treasurer is very active (she receive the most votes of anyone). The President the least number of votes. But the President has been Board President for a decade. The Treasurer has informed the President that she need to cross the invoices to the work orders prior to approval instead of after the fact of approval. The President did agree now to send he the invoices. Why can’t6 the Property Manager send them directly?

This is dividing the Board, as to members that make decisions and those that are force to just rubber stamp after the fact. One upon a time another Board President has this “Executive-Executive” Board doing the same. Needless to say the other Board member stop participating and left the Board and was replace by a set of “yes men”.

In this case the Property Manager seem to be facilitating this and I do not understand why?

What ground does a Board Member have to change this?

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TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,061
Posted:
Michael,

First, I would suggest removing your last name from the signature block of your profile. This should also change it on all posts you have made.

The President will do what they do as long as the Board allows it.
If the board wants to stop it, they need to act vs. simply voicing objection.

Officers serve at the pleasure of the board.
If a majority of the board wants to remove individuals from their officer positions, they simply have to vote on it. Of course, someone has to be willing to step into the role and the individual will still be a Director.

Another option is to adopt a policy that no invoices are paid without board approval. May slow things down, but it can work.

Your PM is simply wrong or trying to quelch the issue of emails.
Receiving an email does not violate Davis Stirling. If they think it does, ask them to please provide the citation.

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