“Town Hall Meetings” Are a Good Way for HOA Members to Share Information and Become Involved

Issues that are important to association members do not always have to be addressed at formal membership meetings, or during the open forum portions of directors’ meetings. An alternative forum for discussing items of interest to association members is an informal meeting commonly referred to as a “town hall meeting.”

Unlike other association meetings, whose purpose is to conduct association business by making decisions and voting, the purpose of a town hall meeting is to share information. Such meetings can involve only association members, or also include board members. The information exchanged at town hall meetings is beneficial to inform those in attendance of details concerning matters of interest that pertain to items of business that will be the subject of future properly noticed board and membership meetings that will involve making decisions and voting.

There are no set topics of discussion for town hall meetings, but they are commonly used to share information and discuss various association related matters such as: