Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Board of Directors

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

We have an Administration Committee that does the job of the Board of
Directors. Each title that needs filling is filled, although in a completely
meaningless way to how we run the community. There is no power in the
titles, except that you need someone who can sign papers, etc. It's
convenient to have all those people on the committee where the oversight is
done. Some might call this the steering committee, which is what ours was
when we were still in the development process.

The people on this committee are largely lawyers and an accountant. Most of
us are simply insanely grateful that we don't have to have anything to do
with this. Every year, we build a giant straw man and burn it in honor of
their efforts.

No wait, that's the Burning Man Festival. Sorry, I was mistaken. We just
think about it occasionally, and shudder.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California
tamgoddess [at] attbi.com
> From: WOLF1GDSFM [at] aol.com
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 23:32:22 EDT
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_Board of Directors
> 
> 
> 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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