Can a board member ask the board president to leave a meeting?

Read your governing documents to determine who is responsible for leading a meeting. Often this is the president of the board.

Board members may disagree with a president's position on a matter. Using Roberts Rules of Order -- usually a recommended template for the conduct of board meetings -- board members can out-vote a president on a position.

A president who behaves badly during a board meeting -- and this is a different situation from a president with a firm position that other board members disagree with -- could be called out in a meeting for uncivil, rude or inappropriate behaviour by any board member or attendee.

If a president's actions require an executive session -- for example, a collection action being taking against the president for not paying assessments -- the board can call an executive session without inviting the president. Best practices dictate that in this case, the association attorney be involved.

Two tips that can be employed to potentially curb poor behaviour by anyone, include ending the meeting, and announcing according to your state law that the meeting is being recorded, and recording the meeting.

If the president is leading the meeting and behaving badly, all board members and attendees can leave the meeting, leaving the president to preside over an empty room.

If a meeting is recorded, best practices dictate that the transcript of the meeting be made public and the recording destroyed. Otherwise the recording can become evidence in a court of law and transcription of the recording an expense.

In particular, your association attorney can advise you on a specific situation.