Suggestions for the "new" BOD

With the election of two new directors on November 12, perhaps now the Board of Directors will begin steps to improve its respect of the Members (homeowners) of the HOA.

The Board, from May until November, lacked one of the seven directors, after the seat held by Tommy Williams was vacated by resignation. The then-President, Danny Trapp, should have consulted with the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and nominated a homeowner to succeed Tommy and serve out the remainder of Tommy's term-of-office. Tommy had been appointed to serve the remainder of Vernell Butler's term, after Vernell resigned in a huff after he was not re-elected by the Board as the HOA's Treasurer.

That was impossible because there wasn't any Chairman of the Nominating Committee.

That left six on the board, an even number, which would have stymied any attempt to move on issues not favored by the President.

Now that the Board is back to seven, a tie-vote on a Motion is impossible. A Motion will either pass or fail.

Unfortunately, the Board has already failed in one significant way. No one made a Motion at the November 12th board meeting to elect officers. In fact, the election was not even mentioned. The result? The board held its Organizational Meeting in a private, closed, secret special board meeting, and it hasn't even announced the results of the election.

On December 3 the new Board should commit to transparency and compliance with the Governing Documents (CC&Rs, By-Laws, PRM).

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