Chapter 4: Meetings, Important or a Waste of Time? 3 CE Hours
Expiration Date : January 27, 2028 Course overview
must understand. It seeks to outline the importance of a CAMs understanding of meeting purposes and processes and provides suggestions for planning and conducting successful meetings. The course materials include general information, statutory requirements, the processes, and procedures for conducting a meeting and working as a team to bring it altogether. The course will utilize the aid of a fictional character to help narrate. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Understand the requirements of delivery and posting meeting notices Identify the components of an agenda Understand meeting procedures Relay how the leaders in a community association, the CAM, and a CAM firm should work as a team Introducing Liz Hello, I am Liz. I have been a licensed CAM since 2002. My career has included several management opportunities in condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners’ associations, conversions, receiverships, and developer-controlled community associations. Some may think that I have seen it all, but the truth is that a CAM can never assume that every day will be the same or that they know it all. Not long ago, while Liz was doing her routine walking inspection of the pool and clubhouse areas, she dropped by to say hello to some residents who were having an enthusiastic conversation about the board and management. Here’s how it went: Amy: Isn’t there supposed to be a meeting of some kind next week? Jim: Yeah, who cares? The board just talks and talks but never does anything. Joe: It’s a board meeting, I think. I guess we can ask Liz, the CAM, she came outside a little while ago, probably to talk on her cell. (smirk) Does she ever really do anything? Mimi: I heard that the law says homeowners must meet every month and that when there is a meeting it has to be announced! Jim: WOW! I didn’t know that, Mimi. I know the board meets almost every month because it’s in the newsletter. As a matter of fact, I saw something about meetings in the newsletter and on the website too.
This course examines the requirements, authority, process, and procedures for community associations to conduct meetings. It addresses the perception of the importance of meetings in community associations that often differs between owners and board members. In this course, we will discuss the necessity of meetings as it relates to Florida statutes, meeting requirement differences among condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners’ associations, and timeshares. This course intends to review certain statutory requirements and recent changes that licensed CAMs, CAM firms, and community association leaders Learning objectives After completing this course, the learner will be able to: Identify the roles of those who are involved in meetings of community associations Understand the roles of managers and management Discuss statutory requirements for condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners’ associations, and timeshare plans
INTRODUCTION
How significant are meetings in a community association? Are they important or a nuisance? Does a CAM have a role in meetings? Questions like these frequently come from members, boards, committees, and yes, even from CAMs. In this course, we will explore general principles of meetings, statutory guidance and requirements for condominium, cooperative, homeowners’ and timeshare associations. Meetings, specific requirements, and purposes are referred to frequently in the Florida Statutes that govern community associations. This infers that meetings are an important event in community associations. It also suggests that meetings could be of great concern to the associations. Through the use of references, such as Florida Statutes, Robert’s Rules of Order, storytelling, and suggestions on how a CAM can remain calm even on the verge of a storm that may take place at a meeting. The course will cover in four parts, things a CAM should know and understand. This course is divided into four parts: PART 1 : General information about meetings including the importance to community associations. PART 2 : Statutory guidance and requirements for condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners’ associations, and timeshares. PART 3 : Procedures for planning and conducting meetings and using Robert’s Rules of Order. PART 4 : Working as a team, professional standards for a CAM, retention policies, and code of conduct for the board of directors.
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