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KellyJ1 (Georgia)
Posts: 1
Posted:
I live in a condo association in Georgia and I am the secretary on the Board. The complex was built in 1973 and over the years a couple of managers embezzeled money so we are not as finacially secure as we'd like to be. I moved here in 2004 and the Property Manager was, and is, the Board President. (He was president first and the association elected to make him manager and pay him a salary because of the work he was doing for free). The current board is trying to deal with these issues. We feel it is a conflict to have the manager also be the president, but don't know how to tell him this because he is a great guy and works very hard here. He has tried to save the association money - because we didn't have it - by doing a lot of work himself, but we are doing better financially all of the time and we need to start hiring out landscapers, maintenance, etc. again. We are also trying to come up with a job description for the manager, so if anyone has one I'd love to see it! Finally, we have one member who has hijacked my email list of owners and is sending out complaints about every little thing and the last email was pretty much nothing but slander against the manager who she doesn't like. I have asked her to cease and desist - with no response. Please help with any suggestions!
MaryA1 (Arizona)
Posts: 7,043
Posted:
Kelly,

The board should contact an HOA attorney who can send a letter to the member who is sending slanderous emails to the membership. She should be instructed to stop or legal action can be taken against her. Normally just a letter from an attorney will stop this activity.

I agree that it's not a good idea for the PM to also be a board member. At this time this arrangement was made it most likely was a good idea, but now that the assn is in better shape, financially and otherwise, IMO, it's time to make a change. The board should give this member the opportunity to decide which position he wants. Frankly, I don't think it's a good idea to pay a member for anything. HOAs are designed as volunteer organizations -- volunteer means unpaid. Do your bylaws allow directors or officers to receive compensation?

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