Re: code of conduct

"Stephen C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Christine Geyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Stephen C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Folks, What's wrong with a comprehensive code of conduct which has
> > > been reviewed by a HOA's legal consul, signed by each Board Member and
> > > then utilized to keep Board Members from committing unethical
> > > behavior? Wouldn't it be in the best interest of the HOA & the
> > > Management Company to remove such misbehaving Board Members as soon as
> > > possible?
> > > Ideally, any solid evidence of misconduct would then trigger the HOA's
> > > legal consul (consul would actually earn their money) to inform the
> > > Board Member in question of their removal and it would serve as
> > > Band-Aid solution for the chronic problem of Board Member
> > > misconduct....
>
> Folks,
>
> The "Code of Conduct" which I mentioned in my initial post could be a
> legally
> binding agreement or contract between each Board Member and the HOA.
>
> Any behavior determined to be a liability to the HOA by the HOA's
> legal consul could then be utilized by the HOA to oust the offending
> individual.
> HOA have contracts, majority vote of the HOA & legal consul at their
> disposal,
> so why can't these tools be used to cleanse HOA's of the varied
> unscrupulous characters found within HOA's these days? Many Thanks!

What you talk about is possible but you cannot impose anything without
amending the bylaws. Plus, it's very difficult to install anything that
would result in an automatic removal from the board.

What kind of misconduct are you talking about?