{"id":6486,"date":"2017-10-03T20:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/a-guide-to-hoa-board-responsibilities\/"},"modified":"2017-10-03T20:33:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:33:23","slug":"a-guide-to-hoa-board-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/a-guide-to-hoa-board-responsibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide To HOA Board Responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"38.549898167006\">\n<p>Serving on the board of a homeowner association is a high calling. Well meaning volunteers are elected to roles that are critical to the well being of the HOA. But what exactly is a board member supposed to do to fulfill this charge? Here&#8217;s a handy guide:<\/p>\n<p><b>Officer Responsibilities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>President:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepares meeting agenda<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Presides at all board, annual and special meetings<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Appoints and supervises all committees<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Supervises the manager<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Trains directors for future leadership positions<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Sets positive example<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Vice President:<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep current on HOA business<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Fills in for president when necessary<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>In training for future presidency (only a &#8220;heartbeat&#8221; away)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Secretary:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Records minutes at all meetings<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Maintains book of minutes and resolutions<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Posts meeting notices<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Attests to the authenticity of corporate documents<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Certifies all meeting notices and election results<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Responsible for all official communications with members<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Treasurer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Responsible for collection and expenditure of assessments<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Reviews and summarizes financial statements<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Approves\/signs all checks<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Monitors reserve investments<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Monitors delinquencies<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>All Board Members:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Come to meetings prepared<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Maintain a professional demeanor<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Put personal agendas aside<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Encourage participation<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Be open and fair<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Maintain confidentiality when appropriate<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use this handy checklist for board training and retraining purposes when the board gets off-track.<\/p>\n<p><i>For more innovative homeowner association management strategies, see www.Regenesis.net<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"http:\/\/realtytimes.com\/archives\/item\/1005747-20171004-a-guide-to-the-hoa-board-responsibilities\"> Realtytimes <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serving on the board of a homeowner association is a high calling. Well meaning volunteers are &hellip; <a title=\"A Guide To HOA Board Responsibilities\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/a-guide-to-hoa-board-responsibilities\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Guide To HOA Board Responsibilities<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[3048,12908,543,818,219],"class_list":["post-6486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-documents","tag-home","tag-home-buying-guide","tag-real","tag-realty"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f8d55c4d3096584d20de221468620c2a_S.jpg?fit=424%2C282&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5826,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/hoa-meeting-basics\/","url_meta":{"origin":6486,"position":0},"title":"HOA Meeting Basics","author":"Amazing Property","date":"August 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 HOA board meetings are designed to transact essential business. 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