To be clear, the only expenditure of HiFo funds to date (that I'm aware of) have been for community needed items. The vBulletin license for t.m.o, contract costs with IPHH, and recently a switch were all purchased with HiFo funds. The problem is that responsiveness is spotty to non-existent by the one person authorized to access the account since the treasurer resigned. And reimbursements for items purchased by tech staff (that are needed and still in use, like hard drives) have to date not been handled.

Actually, no, there isn't. Just as there's no way for the community to request a re-election of Council. There is a way for HFC to force a Board election, at the cost of forcing another HFC election.

As for the term, Board positions last for 12 months, where Council positions last for 6. The reasoning at the time was that Board would be doing less day-to-day things long term, and having longevity would be a good thing.