Committee Meetings

In regards to a Florida HOA Statutes. Is there anyone who knows if Committee's (Not the Board of Directors) have to keep minutes of the meetings and have to have open meetings each quarter? I do not personally se anything in the 720 Statutes or our own Governing documents. Thank you.

The answer is "it depends."

FS 720 does have an express requirement for board meetings and meetings of the owners to be documented via Minutes. See FS 720.303 (3).

But FS 720 has no such express requirement for committees (to keep Minutes).

On the third hand, FS 720 requires four categories of committees to take certain actions pertaining to HOA operations. These statutory obligations clearly translate to a need for records of the committees actions (and hence proper Minutes). The four categories of committees are:

-- Any committee that has the power to make a final decision with regard to the expenditure of association funds.

-- Architectural, construction improvement, or other such similar committees of the association.

-- Fining Committee

-- Covenant Revitalization Organizing Committee

If records (a.k.a. Minutes) are not kept, actions by these committees might not be legally enforceable.