Questions for Board Member Evaluation
Performance indicators when evaluation board members and prospective board candidates:
Will the Board member:
- Fulfill his/her fiduciary duties in the best interests of the community?
- Be a good steward of your maintenance fees?
- Seek owner input on all important matters and major decisions?
- Communicate regularly using various methods – newsletters, meetings, website, email, etc?
- Provide complete transparency regarding the association’s finances?
- Rigorously follow Florida statutes and the governing documents of the association?
- Thoroughly analyze, challenge and negotiate vendor contracts, obtaining alternate bids with various cost structures?
- Refuse to take positions that pit owner against owner and cause dissent in the community?
- Encourage events that foster neighborliness and a sense of community?
Board Director Behavior
Board Members should:
- Strive at all times to serve the best interests of the association as a whole regardless of their personal interests;
- Use sound judgment to make the best possible business decisions for the association, taking into consideration all available information, circumstances and resources;
- Act within the boundaries of their authority as defined by law and the governing documents of the association; and
- Perform their duties without bias for or against any individual or group of owners or non-owner residents.