Use Parliamentary Procedure to Run Effective Association Meetings
There are more than 320,000 community associations (HOA's) in the United States, according to the Community Associations Institute. Think of all the membership, board, and committee meetings that take place! Since statutes and governing documents often require such meetings to follow certain rules, it’s important for...
Minutes Matter
Just the mention of meeting minutes can make eyes roll and faces grimace. But it doesn’t need to be that way. If you learn a few simple steps, you’ll be able to produce professional minutes in less time and with a lot less frustration.
Meeting Minutes and why we need them
The minutes of a meeting document the decisions made during the meeting. This provides a permanent public record of positions and actions taken by a board. The secretary of the board is responsible for maintaining all official records, including the minute book of all board meetings. All states require that the associations keep minutes of their meetings and these minutes be available for inspection by the membership.