Setting up a Residents Committe

Does anybody know if there is a good source of info on the web that explains what is involved. I am wondering about legal stuff, financial, committee posts etc. Also wondering about the rules/procedures of running a meeting. I expect that numbers at a meeting to be small, say 15 people or so, so I don't expect things to get too complex.

Any use?

http://www.iol.ie/~acra/acra005.htm

Do you really need a formal committee? We simply pool money once a year to cover the costs of a spring cleaning.

I was at a residents meeting a few years ago and the city council rep said that if there were more residents associations in the various estates a lot more could be done through both parties liaising together. He said that they could help setting up the residents associations so maybe you could check with your local council.
You can get good info from your local elected councillors and TDs.