President undermines board decisions

Short of the guy doing something way more egregious, I think one is stuck with waiting for new directors to get on the board.

On the other hand, if the President has people loyal to him (for whatever reason), one is facing a mob. A mob is hard to beat. They will not listen to reason. Loyalty counts for more to them.

Some battles cannot be won?

You already know this, but in case it bears repeating (again) – make your case (don't make it personal), let the rest of the board vote on the matter (if they decide to do so), and whatever happens after that happens.

You’ve had post after post after post on this president and your clashes with him, and maybe it’s time to admit that the rest of the board and possibly the rest of the community are over it. I hate to say it, but I don’t think it will matter at all what you say because you’re always complaining about the guy, and people have stopped listening.

That may be to their detriment because you may be right that he’s not doing his job and hasn’t for years, but voting him out means someone else will have to step up. No one else seems to want the job and unfortunately, I don’t think they want you as president either – you may say you don’t want the job, but it could be no one believes you because – you keep harping on what the president is or isn’t doing. Or they think working with you would be far worse.

Another problem could be you don't pick your battles. I’m not saying everything you’ve talked about isn’t important, but some things are more important than others and THOSE are the issues that warrant more attention. To wit – the work order issue may be more important because if this is a repair or replacement that should be done sooner rather than later, not getting it done as soon as possible could result in further delays because the contractor’s busy with other work and depending on what it is, the work could cost more the longer it remains undone (and more damage ensues).

As for the board vacancy, is there a reason the rest of the board can’t outvote the president and set the meeting themselves? If you have a property manager, he or she can post the notice – or another board member (you?) can do it.

So what happens now? If you can’t change him or convince the rest of the board or other neighbors to vote him out, the next step is to determine how YOU will address it going forward. Continue to express your concerns in a professional manner. If you make it personal, that could be what he’s waiting on so he can wreck your credibility.

After all this time, you have no choice, but to accept that the man (and his wife) don’t like you for whatever reason, so it’s past time for you to get on with the rest of your life and concentrate on being the best board member you can be. You don’t always get what you want and it’s a pain in the ass to realize some things just aren’t going to happen (at least not yet).

Instead, try not to take the bait from him or anyone else. Be kind and respectful, but set your boundaries as necessary. People can and do change, but if they don’t, concentrate on your own behavior and keep your peace and positive attitude.

Generally the officer duties are assigned by the Board. The president is engaging in misfeasance and it is cause to remove him from those duties.

Bring the facts to the next board meeting an make a motion.

Good suggestion. Also Kerry said once a vote for officers can be secret except we can't do that on Zoom - or can we? Our election is in August which might be a good time - if he gets re-elected.

I've never said it can't be done. Otherwise, I wouldn't be spending all this time trying to benefit my neighbors.

Thanks. Our VP resigned in March.