Any additional obligation to the rest of the Board?
A person was elected to our COA Board who has claimed he can not read or write. Do the rest of the Board members have to carry any extra obligations to assist him in his duties as a Board member as a result of his inability?
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Lisam
How can this individual expect to fill the duties of the board if he cannot read the laws or the governing documents for the community. This should clearly disqualify him from being on the board. How in the world was such an individual be elected to the board. The rest of the board has no obligation to spoon feed this individual. They all must act as independent board members and vote their conscience on every issue. While clearly nothing stops other board members from helping this individual. It is bad enough that most community managers don’t bother to read the law or governing documents , this will make your situation even worse.
You all elected this individual so you are left to deal with his inability to do his job.
Dennis
I completely agree. This person submitted their name to serve on the board because they have an agenda. He was the one who caused all of the problems in our community last year building the shed without an ‘architectural Change Form, refused to respond to violation letters, hired an attorney to write the Board a letter, we responded in kind with an attorney’s letter, more violation letters and then the threat of a lawsuit if no compliance. He filed a grievance with the AZ Dept. of Real Estate and lost. The whole year he spent dividing our community and then the ones dividing the community with all of their lies ran for the Board. This guy went door to door spreading misinformation, did cheap labor for favor, held parties to buy votes. The whole time he bad mouthed me and the other two board members. We walked the high road and continued to hope for enough common sense in the homeowners. The three incumbents got reelected and two of the dividers. It was a very tight vote.
The board did not know if we could do anything to prevent him from running. I guess the people who voted for him don’t care that he can’t read or write at late 70’s to early 80’s. The first thing we did was hand them a book with the Condominium Act and Non-Profit Corporation Acts. The response, “What is this?” Our reply, “The laws you are expected to know and follow as a Board member.” Yes, there is always a learning curve with new board members, but there has to be a willingness to learn. This man has fought the Board a whole year and argued against the laws. What is going to make him now follow them? Very scary thought.
Lisam,
I agree with you completely. I’ll gladly meet with you, your other board members and community members to help address these issues, and understand your options for a better community.
Dennis
Oh my goodness, Dennis! We would appreciate this so much. Let me get back to you asap.