How to keep city manager out of our board meetings

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TerriS6 (California)
Posts: 3,282

Posted:

Individual director/president invited city manager to our annual meeting to discuss city plans for developing the land (200 acres) it's negotiating to buy that is adjacent to our subdivision. City is adverse to association because it wants to convert the land's existing easement on our road (and fire exit) strictly for vineyard maintenance into public use to access affordable housing and an amphitheater and a park. Same board member secretly discussing annexing our subdivision to the city as I found via public records request. How to keep city manager out of our meetings? If board majority invites him?

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,048

Posted:

You don't. You minimize the amount of contact by letting them speak at the beginning of the annual meeting, take questions (all limited to 20 min or so) and then thank them and explain that the meeting will continue to elections that they don't have to stay for.

Having a city official willing to speak and answer questions about an issue that may or may not impact your Association is a good thing. It can increase attendance at the meeting by the membership and it allows the members to become better informed and allows the city official to see if the membership would be open to the ideas or not.

TerriS6 (California)
Posts: 3,282

Posted:

That is the problem. As there is potential litigation, the city manager gets insights on members' inclinations and legal strategy.

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