Another Director - about to quit?

Rumor has it that another director of the Summit's HOA is about to quit.

This one hasn't been a director very long.

Why would a director quit?

Is it the chaos on the board?

Is it worry about personal liability of being on a board that is not duly-elected?

Is it the lack of progress by the board is solving crucial problems of the HOA related to finances, board integrity, and accountability?

Is it the failure of the board to comply with its own By-Laws?

Two directors quit in November, after the 2023 election. One had just been re-elected to a 2023-2025 term-of-office, and the other was in the middle of his 2022-2024 term. Two appointed directors are serving those terms.

A director quit in February 2023, after having been elected to the board in November 2022 to a 2022-2024 term. 

A person is a Director until s/he submits a written resignation letter. Is it effective immediately or after acceptance by the board? Then the Board appoints a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. 

The Board should have a Depth-of-Management Plan. It should have a Ready List of possible board members, so it doesn't get caught short, as the Board did when George Reynolds died. Reynolds' seat was never declared vacant and remained empty for 19 months. That was an irresponsible decision by the then-President and Board at the time.

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