When to share an event vs. wait for condo board meeting

Still relatively new to the board and learning how things should operate but I have a question that I am looking for your feedback on. At a recent board meeting I happened to ask our management company about a small invoice from a company I couldn't remotely figure out why we would be doing business with. This small invoice led into the discussion of how a unit owner had managed to break a water pipe and damage 4 units, 2 so badly the occupants had to move out while rebuilding. The MC seems to be handling the event well and are on top of things with all of the insurance companies involved so I am not concerned about that. I was however VERY surprised to hear about such a large event because I asked a small question. From what I can see this wasn't an item that was on the agenda to be discussed later. So in your association would the MC have notified you of a similar event? If so when it happened, the next board meeting, etc?

Chris,
I expect HB is pretty much on the money. Finding your comfort level should include a discussion with the President and asking questions like the one you posed here. It could be it was handled by a the BOD member charged with maintenance and the manager.

But and a large but, something of this nature should have been an agenda item or at the least some information should have been sent to all board members. You all need to have information of this sort so take steps to fill the gaps.

I would find it suspect if, as a member, I would ask am Board member about this issue and I could not get an answer.

Thanks for all of the advice. By new I mean a couple of meetings new but this was an incident that just happened since our last board meeting. I believe that I tend to want more info that some of our other members but this could be a good discussion point.