@freemangordon

my reasoning behind the stance of "in the best interest" as opposed to "is it illegal"
is to do with liability
first: legally the community is _not_ part of HiFo.
second: legally the board are the "controlling entity" and therefore have the most liability.

unfortunately without more research i cannot tell you the exact position of the council in regards to legal liability, but suffice to say their legal liability sits well below the board.

so if the HiFo board do something that the community council tells it too do on behalf of the community, they are responsible for that action, If that action leads to circumstances that the community dislikes, then the board are in a position were they are legally vulnerable and legal action could be taken against them, even though the original action was perfectly legal.