*SCS ▶  Mark★Monday  on ALTACITIES + GOOGLE ▶  Amazon eXNG  ▶ ★ ALTACITIES ★ ▶  TODAY ★ WORTH  ▶  Blogger ▶ SLIDESHOW  ▶ Flip② ▶ Mark★Monday ▶ in association with  ALTACITIES , aka @ ALTALOMAN  ▶ Blogs, sites, and media commentary by a cancer survivor since 2006 ▶ archives released Monday-Friday via  NUZZEL  and  SocialCurrentSee ® on  FLIPBOARD ▶  SLIDESHOW  ▶ ARCHIVE WORTHY   ▶  B R E A K I N G  N E W S ▶  Question : “I am a new board member. The present board does almost everything in executive session. Then the president makes short announcements at the open board meeting [as to what were the decisions]. When questioned, the president responds that information in any executive session is confidential. I have spoken out that these items need to be ‘agendized’, discussed and voted on in open meetings. The board has now decided to investigate me for violation ...

( CORONA   in sync with   ALTACITIES ) One of the least understood matters of governance of the typical common interest development (homeowners association or HOA) in California is the topic of executive privilege, or the practice of boards of directors taking matters behind closed doors.  That is, the board is granted authority by the Davis-Stirling Law (DSL) to discuss, debate and pass measures along a narrow line of subjects without the knowledge or presence of homeowner consent.  The following graphic offers detail of how this provision of the DSL actually works. ▶ Flip②▶  STORIFY  ♥  FLIPBOARD ★  BLOGGER  ▲ ALTACITIES  ® ▶  TWITTER [ View the story "HOA Confidentiality" on Storify ]