Board members should enact resolutions when: clarifying unclear policies within the governing documents, creating new processes or rules outside of (but not contradictory to) the governing documents, addressing specific member issues, and memorializing board decisions such as annual budget changes, fee increases, and procedural modifications. Meanwhile, board members should amend the governing documents when: changing the Articles of Incorporation, CC&Rs, or bylaws, updating the community's governing documents to comply with new regulations, modernizing the community's existing rules, removing outdated or unnecessary restrictions, and altering the HOA's current rules regarding property rights.