Officer report

[Guest Carl-F]

When at an annual meeting of an organization the president (presiding officer) gives his or her report, containing no recommendations, therefore, requiring no vote of acceptance or approval, should the president vacate the chair to read the annual report.

[Dan Honemann]

When at an annual meeting of an organization the president (presiding officer) gives his or her report, containing no recommendations, therefore, requiring no vote of acceptance or approval, should the president vacate the chair to read the annual report.

No, the president should not vacate the chair simply for the purpose of making his report, and this is so even if his report contains one or more recommendations (although he should not, of course, move the adoption of any such recommendations).

[Sean Hunt]

No, the president should not vacate the chair simply for the purpose of making his report, and this is so even if his report contains one or more recommendations (although he should not, of course, move the adoption of any such recommendations).

Should he vacate the chair once someone else moves the adoption of the recommendations?

[jstackpo]

No. He, the chair, can (if he is honest or a good actor) remain impartial during the debate, but, of course, should not join in the debate himself.

Everybody presumably knows what the president's views are, but if he doesn't show them (or act on them) during the debate, then all is well.

If he does want to debate (for, one hopes, very good reasons) then he should vacate the chair.

[Gary Novosielski]

Should he vacate the chair once someone else moves the adoption of the recommendations?

Not unless he intends to enter into debate on the recommendations.