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It’s your annual meeting.  You’ve called the meeting to order, officer reports have been given, and now you’re about to hold the election.  All of a sudden a homeowner stands up and says, “I don’t think we have a quorum.”  As the meeting chair, what should you do now? Parliamentary Tip:  A quorum is theGo to Resource

One of the most unpleasant things that can happen during an annual homeowner meeting is an argument between two or more passionate and unhappy owners.  When owners start arguing with each other, particularly when they start making unpleasant personal statements about each other, a meeting can quickly spiral out of control.  As meeting chair, youGo to Resource

As we all know, Colorado requires all board meetings to be open to attendance by owners within the community, unless the board goes into executive session.  We get a lot of questions from boards and managers about whether specific topics are appropriate for executive session.  Colorado law (C.R.S. 38-33.3-308(4)) allows boards to go into executiveGo to Resource

How can you tell an experienced meeting chair from an inexperienced chair before the meeting is even called to order?  There are lots of ways, but one key indicator of an experienced chair is such individual has a copy of the organization’s bylaws close at hand.  Why?  What is in that formal, bureaucratic document thatGo to Resource

One of the things presidents fear most about chairing their annual meetings is when emotional homeowners raise a subject that is not part of the agenda.  This action could, if not properly handled, start the spiral that sends a meeting out of control.  As the meeting chair, how should you handle that moment when aGo to Resource