if you are a delegate please make it your business to attend this meeting . if you are not a delegate or alternate please ask your representative to come. we are going to have a most important motion to bring for consideration.
if you are a resident of century village it is important that you also attend this meeting. it is open to all the residents in the village and that is the crux of the motion. TO GIVE ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A COMMITTEE MEETING OR A BOARD MEETING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
see you friday
Thursday, July 10, 2008
friday' delegate assembly 7/11/08
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From the Desk of Phyllis Richland
You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine
According to page 15 of the UCO Bylaws, paragraph H, the Sunshine Laws are used only as a guide for any and all meetings, with few exceptions: 1. meetings with attorneys, 2. Nominating and Ombudsman, 3. investigating prospective renters and or buyers and finally, issues relating to paid employees.
UCO must provide open records to its members, but open records is quite different than open meetings. Associations governed by F.S. 718 must provide both open records and open meetings. Chapter 617 which governs UCO does not mandate open meetings for committees. Our bylaws, that's UCO bylaws, say only the Delegate Assembly is an open meeting, which is our Board of Directors.
Any member of UCO, defined as a unit owner in good standing, can attend a committee meeting if invited by the chair or request to attend a specific meeting to discuss a subject related to that committee. After which the member is asked to leave so that the meeting may go on.
Policy of open meetings can be changed by the Executive Committee. Politics of a closed meeting could be a problem but there is no legal impediment.
UCO is not a Condo Association and is not subject to open meetings as per Chapter 718 F.S. Condominium Act, which governs Condo Associations.
UCO is not a governmental agency and therefore is not subject to the Sunshine Laws requiring open meetings.
UCO is a corporation not-for-profit subject to Chapter 617 F.S. That chapter has an open record provision, not an open meeting provision.
The rules governing the records inspection by members is very clearly spelled out in Chapter 617.1602 and 1603 F.S. This allows members to view the books and records of UCO with reasonable notice and proper purpose. See Millennium UCO Amendment Operating Agreement.
The rules governing the appointment of committees can be found in the UCO bylaws starting on page 6, article 8. Committees shall be selected and serve at the discretion of the President of UCO.
I have tried to explain as much as I could in simple language, so anyone seeking to attend a committee meeting can know what the guidelines are.
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