Definitely bring it up at the meeting. The HOA should be contracting with people who do the job they are contracted to do & its the Board of Directors responsiility to make sure those people are doing the job or have them fired for breach of contract.

First garden home we bought had a HOA & I was treasurer for many years. We had issues with the gardening service & also with the billing service. Its not easy being on the BOD but when you volunteer for the job & get elected, you are responsible for taking care of ALL the problems. That lady was so out of line. I would make sure NOT to vote her back in again next elections.

Im not sure if you could hire another person & submit the bill to your BOD of your HOA for reimbursement or not. Depends on how your HOA agrement you signed is written up...might be worth looking into. Sometimes when it comes to AC we get so desperate we go ahead & pay...but that could be a huge bill to get stuck with.

I would also file my complaint with the board in writing & maybe send it certified to the president & definitely keep a copy & make sure the issue comes up as NEW BUSINESS at the next meeting. If you are having proplems so are others.

I had my computer engineering career while treasuerer. I spent more hours straightening out billing for awhile than on my 40+ hour a week work. Not easy task but when one agrees to the responsibiluty its the job you have to do. She was wrong in her treatment of you in way too many ways