Timeline for a complaint

[Guest Matt]

Hello everyone,

 

I am the Parliamentarian for an organization that currently has a pledge class. In an instance we are dealing with, a pledge decided to file a complaint against another pledge. However these complaints all took place at different times, over two weeks ago and were all submitted on the same day. 

 

My question is: Is there a timeline that makes a complaint invalid? In other words, is there a time when we can say this event took place too long ago, you should have submitted it when the issue arose.

 

We want to make sure this is not an issue with blackmail or taking information that is no longer relevant and using it out of pure spite.

 

 

Any information or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Regards,

Matt 

[George Mervosh]

Hello everyone,

 

I am the Parliamentarian for an organization that currently has a pledge class. In an instance we are dealing with, a pledge decided to file a complaint against another pledge. However these complaints all took place at different times, over two weeks ago and were all submitted on the same day. 

 

My question is: Is there a timeline that makes a complaint invalid? In other words, is there a time when we can say this event took place too long ago, you should have submitted it when the issue arose.

 

We want to make sure this is not an issue with blackmail or taking information that is no longer relevant and using it out of pure spite.

 

 

Any information or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Regards,

Matt 

 

One member may not prefer charges against another member under the rules in RONR.  There is no time limit, but the group is simply free to ingore any allegations if it doesn't want to appoint a committee to investigate them.   That sounds best here given your concerns.

[Dan Honemann]

Any rules relating to a "pledge class" (whatever that is) and to the filing of "complaints" will have to be found in your own rules; they won't be found in RONR.