Board member pay

06/02/2012 10:32 am

Anon : Do you mean that all Board Members should be elected, or a proportion? Also, I think I know what you mean about 'nodding horses' but could you expand a bit? If your experience is that Board Mmebers simply accept what the mamagement team want without debate then I cam see the justification for a sceptical view. If they debate the points fully and end up agreeing that's a different thing.

07/02/2012 2:48 pm

Board Members are recruited in a number of ways.

Some are directly recruited. They need to apply and meet the recruitment criteria, attend for interview, even pass tests, before being accepted following such a competitive exercise.

Some are directly elected. They need to apply and meet the recruitment criteria (which may be more tenant centered and less business centered than the directly recruited members, although equally they can be the same), attend for interview, and in the instance that there are more qualifying than there are positions, either face election or another round of interview.

Some are appointed as political representatives from the local council, or as corporate representatvies from a parent body.

Some are co-opted to offer the Board expertise that they would otherwise lack.

All should be accountable however, and tenants should know who is on the Board through which method, what their roles are, and how they may be contacted.

Board Members should definately recieve expenses back, but as for direct payment that is for the corporate body to decide. The 'shareholders' - that is the tenants - should be the greater proportino of the corporate body in such a decision.

10/03/2012 8:41 am

i have just resigned as a customer board member of my H/A, the actual position was ok but things changed so much from when it was first advertised  as a new concept i found i had problems with my own personall morals  , i took the position as non paid and then arfter several goal post changes i found i wouldnt really be involved with tenants ,ide just be decideing on H/A  policies ,thats not me ime a foot soldier in the tenant world , unfortunatly i did find going from a forum to a board ,my so called friends all turned on me because there egotistic way got hurt when they didnt get a position , still you soon learn who is an involved tenant and who is there really for there own gratification ,there own ego and how much they can rip there H/A{but really the tenants } of , the concept of a non paid board is 1 of the best things ive seen come into the social houseing market , but the top boys wouldnt except a non paid member  so i choose to mleave ,no ill feeling ,no disgruntled blow the whistle feelings

just a plain ,"I am a foot soldier and i prfer to be where i fit and can do best , ON THE FROMNT LINE ,,, so to all you people within our H/A froums ,,that tried to blacken my name ,  2THE POSITION IS NOW OPEN " but i hope and pray that you lot from the old boy net work never get picked because it will be the end of good old tenant participation and become a board of egotistic ,selfish ,money and credit grabbing biggots ,,, then we will have a collapse  of tenant involvement and tenant gorvernance

10/03/2012 3:35 pm

Simon like I was to to become a Customer Board Member and that what I saw people they for own ego's and want to rub shoulders with the hierarchy wasn't they for Tenants

Also I noted that the Resident Group and Group Board loyal was to the Association, Mangement and no one checking this fact figures  and also sitting on Stage Three Hearing Local Area Group has Chairs and Vice Chairs and none have been democratically elected by other tenants.

So cannot turn to TSA they and the Government Eroding our Rights 

10/03/2012 4:00 pm

Simon I hope the old boy's network will never be picked because it is the end of Tenant Involvement the board our self and money making bigots

Yes we all know that want Tenant Involvement to collapse unless you are a Nodding Dog, Horse

Well up from the ashes the Phoenix will rise of Tenant Independant Group liken to Tower Hamlet Federation

10/03/2012 4:49 pm

Amenable, Compliant Tenants

10/03/2012 5:03 pm

 coleman i feel for you ,i am lucky that the county i am in is made up of people who wont allow that to happen to us , amenable compliant tenant ime not ,

ime willing to agree to try any progress that anyone wants to but what i wont let happen in my world, if i can stop it ,is a bunch of bullies no matter if they are a H/A, ,an ego head or an outside influence , take me and fellow tenants for a ride that has no basis of truth ,honesty or progresion contained within it ,, just there own personal gratification ,,     

thats a ride i would never sign up for