Cohousing-L Mailing List: Board of Directors

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How have other cohousing communities dealt with the Board of Directors issue?

Recently we have been going through the formation of a Board of directors, 
since we are legally a condominium in the state of Michigan and, as such, 
must have a Board of Directors.  This became important because we needed to 
change our Master Deed.  They are also needed for other legal and insurance 
matters.  I recently came across a class for board members.  Topics include:

?Legal Aspects of Reserve Analysis and Budgeting
?Avoiding Legal Disputes and Liability
?Avoiding Director Liability
?Preventative Law - the Legal Audit
?Protecting the Attorney/Client Privilege Before & After Litigation
?In-depth Review of Bylaw Enforcement Procedures
?How to Run an Effective Board Meeting
?Alternatives for Collecting Assessments (legal & pragmatic)
?Duty to Act
?Various Types of Management Services
?Pragmatic Review of Management Contract

I do not know much about some of the topics listed (Duty to Act?  when?  
why?).  Have other communities formed a Board of Directors?  

Jan 
Sunward Cohousing
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