Board Recall Issues Revisited

October 16, 2007

There have been (at least) two more mailers that went out to owners in the last week that talk about the Board recall meeting scheduled for next Monday. Interestingly, both fliers support the recall and both include proxy forms. That’s where the similarities end. The flier from the recall organizers focuses on the fiscal situation of the Association and the role of inflation versus dues and assets. It also presents five new Board candidates — i.e. the three new people who ran in June, as well as Danette Hoffert and recall organizer Daniele Pelessone, both long-timer owners in Playmor Terrace.

The second mailer was sent out by Harvey Amster and addresses the concerns of the absentee owners (i.e. the owners who rent out their units). Its main message is that the value of their investments is at stake, so at least some Board turnover would be helpful to bring in new ideas. What makes this mailer stand apart is that Mr. Amster was the driving force behind the last Board recall effort in Playmor Terrace. Following this recall, he also served on the Board for several years.

Finally, we want to point interested readers at several posts in the California Condo Guru’s blog as they relate to “out of control” interactions between owners and Board members: i.e. “Members Out of Control“, “Board Members Out of Control??“, and “What Board Conduct is Acceptable?“.