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October 12, 2006
Should HOAs Adopt Standards for Board Members?
Expect a lot of talk in the coming year about whether board members for HOAs should "qualify" to serve. Some Associations have adopted qualifications. Whether they enforce them or not is another question. In many associations, board member candidates are in short supply and getting people to serve is the base goal.
What do I mean by qualifications? Here are some: A Director must be a member of the Association. A Director must be "in good standing". (That usually means current in their assessment accounts and can include in compliance with the governing documents and rules of the association). A Director must take courses specifically designed for Directors of community associations. Directors must "walk the complex once each calendar quarter and provide to the membership and board a written report of the condition of the complex".
What qualifications would you suggest? As I said, this will be a topic of conversation in the coming year. Think about it. I would be interested in hearing suggestions. Of course, if qualifications are adopted, the flip side is that it decreases the "pool" of possible volunteers. And thought must be given to whether the stated qualifications are overburdensome.
A few questions about requiring board member education arise: (1) will the Association pay for it? (2) Are the classes readily availalble.
More on this to come later...
Posted by Beth Grimm at October 12, 2006 10:57 PM