Does Ohio Law Require an HOA Board to Appoint Officers from the Elected Members of the Board?
The Act states that an HOA’s “declaration and bylaws shall provide for the following…The election of the board of directors…[and] The powers and duties of the board.” O.R.C. §5312.02(B). The Act then provides that the “board of directors…shall elect officers from the members of the board, to include a president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers as the board designates.” O.R.C. §5312.04(A) (emphasis added).
Thus, to comply with the Act, an HOA must elect board-members in a manner established in its declaration and bylaws, and the board must then elect officers from among the elected board-members.