Guest GW Posted December 15, 2015 at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 at 06:39 PM If a member has been terminated for cause, does the Board have to accept the members' letter of resignation after he/she declines to attend, but before, the scheduled due process/fair hearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 15, 2015 at 06:48 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 at 06:48 PM No. But, I'm curious about something: You said the member "has been terminated for cause", but there is still to be a "scheduled due process/fair hearing". How was he terminated without the hearing? Here is what RONR says on pages 291-292 about a resignation to avoid disciplinary charges: "RESIGNATION FROM MEMBERSHIP. A member in good standing with his dues paid cannot be compelled to continue his membership so that additional obligations are incurred. His resignation should be accepted immediately, and if it is not, he incurs no obligation after his resignation has been sent in, provided he does not avail himself of the [page 292] privileges of membership. It is different with members who have not paid their dues up to the date of sending in their resignations. Until they have settled their dues, the society is under no obligation to accept their resignations, and thus additional amounts may become due. If their dues are not paid within a reasonable time, instead of accepting their resignations, the society may expel them. A resignation sent in to escape charges need not be accepted. The charges may be preferred, and the trial should proceed the same as if the resignation had not been sent in. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted December 15, 2015 at 08:27 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 at 08:27 PM 1 hour ago, Guest GW said: If a member has been terminated for cause, does the Board have to accept the members' letter of resignation after he/she declines to attend, but before the scheduled due process/fair hearing? Two points. 1.) Once a termination has been done, then the member is instantly and automatically a non-member. There is no resignation possible from a non-member. So any letter written after termination isn't a real resignation. 2.) Regarding resignations, in general. No board is compelled to accept a letter of resignation, from anyone, from any office. So "attendance" (by a former member or by a current member) is not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 15, 2015 at 11:24 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 at 11:24 PM `Let the jury consider their verdict,' the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. `No, no!' said the Queen. `Sentence first--verdict afterwards.' `Stuff and nonsense!' said Alice loudly. `The idea of having the sentence first!' `Hold your tongue!' said the Queen, turning purple. `I won't!' said Alice. `Off with her head!' the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Nobody moved. `Who cares for you?' said Alice, (she had grown to her full size by this time.) `You're nothing but a pack of cards!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Poof Readring Posted December 16, 2015 at 12:03 AM Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 at 12:03 AM ==> If a member has been terminated for cause... Maybe, we should be read as ...a member about to be terminated for cause... But who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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