Below is a helpful tip from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding HOA meetings . . .
IS TWO OUT OF FIVE A MEETING?
QUESTION: In the context of unauthorized board meetings, is majority meant as majority of the the serving board members, or majority of authorized board members? For example, five directors are authorized but only three seat are filled. Two members talk about whether or not to hire a new landscaper–legal or illegal?
ANSWER: Two out of the five authorized directors is not a quorum. You need three directors to establish a quorum to conduct your meetings even with two empty seats. Per the Davis-Stirling Act:
A congregation, at the same time and place, of a sufficient number of directors to establish a quorum of the board, to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item of business that is within the authority of the board. (Civ. Code §4090.)
Unless the bylaws state otherwise, a majority of the number of directors authorized in the bylaws constitutes a quorum of the board for the transaction of business. (Corp. Code §7211(a)7.)
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