Governance Resources

Imagine that you’re presiding over your annual homeowners’ association meeting. A homeowner has made a motion on a controversial issue. You’d love to give the homeowners more information about the issue, and give the board time to study it and make a good recommendation. You’re concerned that a vote on the issue tonight might leadGo to Resource

Your upcoming annual homeowners’ meeting is likely to be lively. A number of homeowners plan to collect proxies, and a bylaws amendment and a budget issue are on the agenda. As the president, you’re worried about how much time it will take during the meeting to hold votes on these issues: Will voice votes beGo to Resource

As the president of your community association, one of your top concerns is the quality (and quantity) of leaders in the community. How can you recruit good people to fill committees and task forces? What can you do to encourage people to run for the board? And how can you best use your very limitedGo to Resource

One challenge that often confronts the presiding officer of a large meeting is how to handle unexpected motions, or – worse – complex situations like amendments to motions. Most community associations have only one or two owners meetings each year, so as president you don’t have a lot of opportunity to practice handling motions. EspeciallyGo to Resource

One of the most challenging situations that may confront the presiding officer of a large meeting is handling very disruptive audience members.  For example, what if Mrs. Smith, an owner with strong opinions who’s known for being very outspoken, starts yelling during the meeting?  Fortunately, this kind of disruption is very rare during a well-planned,Go to Resource