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.
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