Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: drmaryanngroups (drmaryanngroupsmac.com) | |
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:34:10 -0800 (PST) |
Our Board is titular (holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority). They "rubber stamp" decisions made by the community at our Plenary sessions. These decisions are reflected in their minutes which are based on the much more extensive minutes of our Plenaries. They are not given any regular power. They serve as our representatives to the state for reporting purposes. (A member of the board needs to sign official paperwork for example.)When we were involved in a lawsuit a couple of year ago, the lawyer insisted that the board participate in the mediation session. They were given the authority to do so by the community. Mary Ann Manzanita Village where our new hoop garden is starting to take shape and the gardeners are anxious to begin planting On Feb 22, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Sharon Villines wrote: > > > On 21 Feb 2012, at 7:30 AM, David Clements and Evan Richardson wrote: > >> The Bylaws currently say that the Board has complete authority over >> preparing the budget and spending from the budget. > > Our lawyer explained it this way — the Board can delegate decisions. What it > cannot delegate is the responsibility. > > The board is responsible for the lawful and beneficial execution of the > business of the homeowners association — protecting capital investments, etc. > — but those decisions can be made by others and "ratified" by the Board. > > We make policy decisions in Membership Meetings, then the Board ratifies the > decision and records it in Board minutes. By ratifying it they are both > saying it was made according to the bylaws of the community and it > agrees/accepts the good of the decision. > > (Policy decisions are those that constrain/control/guide/dictate future > actions. Operational decisions are day to day decisions covering the > immediate circumstances.) > > Sharon > ---- > Sharon Villines > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC > http://www.takomavillage.org > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > -- "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." William James Mary Ann Clark drmaryann49 [at] mac.com Check out DrMaryAnn's Academy at http://drmaryann.wordpress.com/
- Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements, (continued)
- Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements Sharon Villines, February 20 2012
- Annual budget increases & capital improvements David Clements and Evan Richardson, February 21 2012
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Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements David Clements and Evan Richardson, February 21 2012
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Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements Sharon Villines, February 22 2012
- Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements drmaryanngroups, February 23 2012
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Re: Annual budget increases & capital improvements Sharon Villines, February 22 2012
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