Having said that, I can't see why the entire board
would get
involved in every application
I think the board, or at least a committee of the board, needs to
rubber stamp each application. I would imagine the membership
secretary would attach a list of applications to the agenda, along
with recommendations and the rest of the board would take a quick look
and say "no objection" and then get on with the rest of the meeting.
It's a formality that needs to be done, though, I think.