Can recycling revenue be used to lower fees?
- January
- 13
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You might consider collecting drink cans and selling them, as well. Any income generated will reduce the members’ payments. Archiving tapes Q: If a meeting is recorded, how long do we need to keep the tapes? A: It depends on how you use the tapes. If you are using them only to transcribe the minutes, then the tapes should be erased immediately after the minutes are recorded. If you use the tapes for permanent records, the tapes would be retained with the minute book. By the way, retained tapes have little value; the written minutes should be considered the official records. The board should seek guidance from the association attorney to approve a policy for the tape usage and storage. Minutes are often misunderstood to be a verbatim record of the meeting. This is incorrect. Minutes need only describe the business conducted and not what is said. If you list a verbatim transcription, you are putting too much in the minutes. On average, you will have one page of properly written minutes per hour of meeting. I have a two-page report on minutes, and if you would like a copy, send a stamped envelope with the word Minutes on the outer envelope to the address at the end of this column. Can convicted felon vote? Q: I live in a mobile home cooperative RV park. I was at a board of directors meeting, and the person running the elections said that if you have a felony conviction, you cannot vote at the annual shareholders meeting which includes voting on the budget and new officers of the board. I have looked at our bylaws and articles. It says only that you have to be in good standing. Is this right? Is there a state law on this? A: I have searched the statutes and cannot find this restriction on voting. Any member should be able to vote as determined in your documents. The only restriction on a criminal is that he or she cannot serve as a director on a condominium board, but this limitation is not in the cooperative act or the homeowners association act. Such a statement brings additional questions. Do you have a problem with criminals in your cooperative? Why would anyone make such a statement? It sounds to me as if someone has a private agenda. Richard White manages several community associations near Haines City. He will address community-association issues of general interest. Write to him in care of the Orlando Sentinel, 633 N. Orange Ave., MP-220, Orlando, FL 32801 or send e-mail to CAMquestion@cfl.rr.com. For legal advice, contact an association attorney.
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