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MEETINGS AND
ELECTIONS...
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recall and remove a board member.
That demand for a recall vote is then
voted upon by all of the owners and
the Board member can be removed
on a majority vote to remove.
Any owner in a common interest
ownership association is afforded the
opportunity to request a hearing with
the relevant State Agency (primarily the
Department of Community Affairs) in the
event the Board does not act on the
recall vote demand within 20 days.
Closing the Door on Closed
Door “Working Sessions?”
The Bills further seek to do away
with and remove closed door “work-
ing sessions” of the board. Working
sessions typically involve full and frank
debate among board members but
no voting on proposed resolutions.
These Bills eliminate the closed door
“working sessions” and make them
more akin to open public meetings of
a municipality or other public entity.
Conclusion.
The volunteers of the Legislative
Action Committee of the Community
Associations Institute are working with
our governmental affirms group, MBI
GluckShaw, to try to seek appropriate
amendments to these Bills to try to clar-
ify the provisions outlined above. We
are proud that we have the opportuni-
ty to work with MBI GluckShaw and
to have their guidance and assistance
to look out for our membership and to
navigate the complicated legislative
landscape of Trenton. n