First Open Board Meeting: Takeaways

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As you know, on October 19, 2016 at 1:30 PM our HOA Board of Directors held their very first open board meeting.

The following members of the Board attended:
Mary Ferris
Dick Loschi
Brad Perham
Brian Wells
(Liz Lannigan was unable to attend because of a conflict that resulted because this meeting was scheduled before her election to the Board.)

This meeting was the first of four (4) open meetings which are now required under a new State law that was enacted on August 1, 2016. One of the requirements of this law is that unit holders of the HOA be allowed to make comments and ask questions during the open meetings.

While the venue was not arranged so that board members could easily communicate the proceedings to the audience, on balance the meeting was very informative and very well received by unit holders in the audience.

Since the detailed meeting minutes will be available shortly, it would be useless to recap all of the information discussed. However, a few highlights are in order.

  • Brian Wells did point out that detailed meeting minutes are now available on the Harvard Management Solutions web site. (For the convenience of our unit holders we are also making them available on this website on the Board Meeting Minutes page.
  • During the Comments and Questions segment of the meeting one unit holder asked about the rooms in the clubhouse recently vacated by Hickory Woods, LLC. She suggested the possibility of the Board appointing a committee to study the issue and make recommendations as to how the rooms could best be used.
  • Several unit holders also commented on how beneficial this open meeting was and asked the Board to consider conducting all of their meetings in an open manner. It was their opinion that this would enhance communication between the Board and unit holders, thereby reducing misunderstandings.

    The purpose of this post is to encourage open discussion. We would welcome your comments.

    • One thought on “First Open Board Meeting: Takeaways”

    1. I agree with the prospect of all future meetings being open to residents. Providing an agenda, which could either be printed or made available on this website, for each meeting would be helpful as would a treasurer’s report when it’s possible.

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