The HOA Board Quarterly Spring 2014 Issue #9 | Page 7

ARE WE ACTING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR MEMBERS?
Brian Blackwell, CCAM

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re you prepared for the
responsibilities of making
corporate decisions that are
in the best interest of your members? Protecting millions of dollars in assets? Penny pinching is
not an option. How does a board
of directors operate in the best
interest of the corporation and its
members?

be made in light of how to best
serve the community as a whole
while avoiding the consequences
of the “penny pinching pit”:

As a body elected by the membership to protect its investments,
a board of directors should first
learn how to work effectively and
respectfully together, even when
there are disagreements. I always
encourage board members to put
on your “business hat“ and lay
aside personal agendas, personal
“feelings” and personal bias, and
think “Big Picture.” You’re a Team,
a Board of Directors who’s in a
position of serving a non-profit
corporation on behalf of all its
Members. I like to think of this
service as a position of servantleader: one who shares power,
puts the needs of others first and
helps all develop and perform as
highly as possible.

Following are a few simple questions to ask yourselves when making decisions:

An HOA, or common interest
development, is a non-profit corporation and