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REQUIREMENT
OF MINUTES
Q.
Is the board of directors of our association required to keep minutes
of meetings?
A.
Yes. The corporations code requires associations to keep minutes
of meetings of the board of directors. However, the corporations
code does not require the board to keep minutes of executive sessions.
Any matter discussed in executive session must be generally noted
in the minutes of the board of directors. Top
MINUTES OF
MEETINGS
Q.
Is it necessary for the secretary of our homeowners association
to record a verbatim account of everything that is said at our regular
board meetings?
A.
No. Minutes of regular board meetings should include the following:
(1) The date of the meeting,
(2) The times that the
meeting began and ended,
(3) The names of all
board members present and absent,
(4) The names of all
association members present,
(5) A brief summary of
the topics discussed,
(6) All motions made,
(7) All actions taken
or decisions rendered,
(8) The reasons that
support the decisions made by the board of directors, and
(9) The reasons any board
member objects to a decision made by the board. Top
CONFIDENTIALITY OF MINUTES
Q.
Our homeowner association was recently sued by one of our members
claiming that our board of directors failed to enforce the CC&Rs
against another member who allegedly caused a nuisance.
The member who is suing has subpoenaed our executive committee
minutes. I thought these minutes were confidential?
A.
Executive Committee minutes can be subpoenaed except to the extent
that they may be protected by the attorney-client privilege. This means they can always
be subpoenaed when your lawyer is not present. Top
RECORDING VOTES
Q.
When the board of our condominium association votes, is it required that the minutes record how each member voted?
A.
No. It is sufficient for boards to record only whether the directors voted for or against a particular motion. However, any individual director may require that his or her vote on a particular matter be recorded in the minutes.
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