Below are the front and back sides of a handout I plan to use at
the 25 September 2014 Board of Directors meeting. I was motivated to prepare the handout and
put up this post by inappropriate--perhaps illegal--restrictions on unit owner
communication imposed by the Market Street at Town Center Condominium Unit
Owners Association President at the Board meeting 28 August 2014.
During the "Dialog" session preceding the formal
"call to order" of the Board meeting, I started to introduce the
question of whether FHA loan approval would or wouldn't be beneficial. I had spoken for perhaps 30 to 60 seconds
when the President interrupted, saying that that wasn't an appropriate topic to
discuss. I said I begged to differ, in
that the issue was certainly one that concerned our Unit Owners Association,
but she nevertheless barred further discussion of the topic.
In my post at the following link, I discuss the issue I was
forbidden to discuss at that last Board meeting. http://msa-towncenter.blogspot.com/2014/09/fha-loan-approval-cons-and-pros.html
The provisions of the Condominium Act I quote on the back side
of my handout below can be seen in context at these links:
It appears to me that the Association President is (a) unaware
of the quoted provisions of the Condominium Act, or (b) misinterpreting those
provisions, or (c) willfully violating those provisions. I view it as unfortunate that any of those
three would apply to a Director--or worse, to the Director our Board of
Directors chose to be our Association President.
You can see more of my posts regarding communication among unit owners by going to http://mstcuoa.proboards.com/thread/37/communication-unit-owners
You can see more of my posts regarding communication among unit owners by going to http://mstcuoa.proboards.com/thread/37/communication-unit-owners
Comments
by Paul Rasmussen, Unit 305, to Board of Directors 25 September 2014 regarding
Communication
Among Unit Owners
Our Board of Directors currently allows each unit
owner a total of three minutes during the "Open Forum" to comment on any topics listed on the meeting
agenda. The maximum time for allotted
for the "Open Forum" is 15 minutes, thereby possibly accommodating as
few as five unit owners. The Board
usually doesn't respond to unit owner comments made during the Open Forum until
the next monthly Board of Directors meeting.
In addition to the Open Forum, the Board of
Directors provides a fifteen-minute period before the Board of Directors
meeting is called to order for unit owners to "Dialog" among
themselves and with the Board. A "three-minutes-per-unit-owner" time limit applies.
Other than the above-mentioned "Open
Forum" and "Dialog" sessions, what reasonable, effective, and free method,
appropriate to the size and nature of our condominium, has our Board of
Directors established for
unit owners to communicate among themselves and with the Board regarding any
matter concerning our unit owners' association?
Please note that the Board "shall not require
prior approval of the dissemination or content of any material regarding any
matter concerning the unit owners' association."
Code of Virginia
Condominium
Act
D. Subject to reasonable rules adopted by the executive organ,
the executive organ shall provide a designated period of time during a meeting
to allow unit owners an opportunity to comment on any matter relating to the
unit owners' association. During a meeting at which the agenda is limited to
specific topics or at a special meeting, the executive organ may limit the
comments of unit owners to the topics listed on the meeting agenda.
§ 55-79.75:1. Distribution of information by members.
A. The executive organ shall establish a reasonable, effective, and free method, appropriate to the size and nature of the condominium, for unit owners to communicate among themselves and with the executive organ regarding any matter concerning the unit owners' association.
B. Except as otherwise provided in the condominium instruments, the executive organ shall not require prior approval of the dissemination or content of any material regarding any matter concerning the unit owners' association.
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