quick and simple notice and refer to the section of the governing documents. General compliance will follow very quickly once you implement this procedure. Professional community organizations have sample communication templates to make the communication job easy.
Educate Board Members
Create an in-house continuing education program for the board. Include an education
session during meetings, starting with the following topics:
Learning the governing documents. The board members must be very familiar with the governing documents. Know how to locate sections of the covenants and the bylaws. These documents are your playbooks. Knowing the provisions of your governing document puts you in the know so you won’t have to labor over every issue.
Know how to locate sections of the covenants and the bylaws. These documents are your playbooks.
Consult Professional Expertise
Use the professional resources and legal counsel available to you. People who do not have professional experience in
community association matters need professional support. Use the topics and resources from professional community association organizations like CAI. By participating in their educational offerings you can use them as well as your attorney for coaching and guidance. Keep up to date with professional education, case law, and new developments in the industry. Contract with industry-knowlageable legal counsel who will learn about your association and guide you throughout your leadership. Be sure to pass on an instruction manual of the procedures that you’ve put in place, so the next board is set up for success.
Set up appropriate policies and procedures and resolve every instance of non-compliance through those channels. You can’t have a board member or architectural review member “just take care of it for someone” rather than
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