While there may be exceptions, approving the agenda is generally considered a standard procedure in board meetings. Here's why: Focus and Prioritization: An approved agenda keeps the meeting focused on key issues. By formally agreeing on agenda items, the board prioritizes discussions and avoids irrelevant tangents.
Your council must give the public a notice of the meeting at least five clear days before it takes place. The details of the meeting must be published on your local authority's website and at its offices. Any background papers must also be published with the agenda.
Notices must be posted and accessible to the public for at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. The Act also requires a city, county, school district, or sales tax economic development corporations publish a notice of its meetings on its Internet website.
551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; GENERAL RULE. (a) The notice of a meeting of a governmental body must be posted in a place readily accessible to the general public at all times for at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting, except as provided by Sections 551.044-551.046.
An effective meeting notice should include the meeting's date, time, location, topic, background information, expected participants, and agenda.
When Should HOA Meeting Minutes Be Distributed? The HOA board should distribute the meeting minutes to all members within 30 days of the meeting.
Texas law requires property owners' associations to hold at least one annual meeting of their members. If the board fails to call one, a property owner may demand that a meeting be held within 30 days of the demand.
Is recording HOA meetings legal or not? It depends on where your association is located. States like California, Florida, and Pennsylvania have two-party consent laws, which means that all parties involved must consent to the recording. If there is no consent, it is illegal.
Since there is no expectation of privacy in the open portion of the HOA meeting, and since Texas is a one-party consent state for recording even private conversations, it is not unlawful for a person attending a board meeting to record the meeting.