Category: On The Board

1995 Feb A Cooperative Effort By Bette Dewing

While everyone at 24 Fifth Avenue will miss the doorman, Caspar Orenga, nicknamed Mr. Wonderful, those who will be affected most by his retirement will be the older residents he cared for and attended to with patience and a smile for over 2…

1995 Feb Running Effective Board Meetings By Barbara Dershowitz

Board meetings provide the time and space for co-op and condo leaders to establish and direct building operations. These vitalmeetings can be productive decision-making sessions conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect, or ego-driven ma…

1995 Feb Judging Board Performance By Ed Serken

Like most business corporations, co-ops rely on a board of directors to oversee operations and make decisions for the benefit of all shareholders. What makes a co-op's board unique is that itsmembers are responsible not only for the corpora…

1995 Dec/Jan Is Your Board Carrying Out Its Fiduciary Duty? By Bruce A. Cholst Esq.

One of the most distressing issues confronting board members is how to comply with their fiduciary duty to shareholders and unit owners. Although misconceptions abound as to the precise nature and scope of this obligation, a breach of the f…