It is that time of year when many associations are holding budget meetings and annual homeowner meetings. It is important that the integrity of the voting at those meetings be maintained, especially if there will be a vote on a special assessment or some other matter that may be contentious or controversial. If there isGo to Resource
Meetings / Action Without Meetings Resources
Taking meeting minutes is an art. It is the art of creating a formal record of a meeting and official actions and decisions that were taken and made during the meeting, without getting down in the weeds and writing a novel. The term “minutes” implies brevity, but at the same time minutes are not “seconds”Go to Resource
Why do so many interactions these days become heated? Are people just meaner than they used to be? Have we lost our ability to be tolerant of one another? And, if so, what can we do about it? In today’s society, it seems we are not only entitled to our opinion, but everyone elseGo to Resource
Who is Robert and why do we care about him anyway? His full name was Henry Robert and he was an engineering officer with the U.S. Army. In 1863, Robert discovered the hard way (use your imagination here) that trusting a large assembly to behave and properly conduct itself during a meeting was just plainGo to Resource
What Does CCIOA Require for Association Meetings that Your Community is Not Doing?
It is not uncommon for board members or managers of common interest communities to find themselves so focused on the current matters facing their communities that the bigger picture issues fall by the wayside. As most of our readers are keenly aware, the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) is the primary governing statutory schemeGo to Resource