Guest Amy C Posted September 24, 2016 at 09:55 AM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 09:55 AM We hold both our general meeting and board meeting on the same date. The board meeting directly following the general meeting. Our president was out of town on our last meeting date. She did not leave an agenda for either meeting. The vice president presided over the general meeting having put together an agenda with 2 other Board members. They also went ahead and had the board meeting without the knowledge of the president. They created an agenda and the president was not apprised of any of the topics for discussion. Are they allowed to do that? It seems wrong to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted September 24, 2016 at 11:16 AM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 11:16 AM See FAQ #14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted September 24, 2016 at 12:06 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 12:06 PM Additionally, one person's absence, even if it is the president who is absent, is not in and of itself reason not to conduct business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted September 24, 2016 at 12:25 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 12:25 PM I don't see how it was without knowledge of the President. The President knows the meeting date, presumably, and was absent. An agenda only concerns those present at a meeting, and is adopted by those at the meeting, not those out of town. I'm not seeing what the concern is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 24, 2016 at 02:35 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 02:35 PM 4 hours ago, Guest Amy C said: We hold both our general meeting and board meeting on the same date. The board meeting directly following the general meeting. Our president was out of town on our last meeting date. She did not leave an agenda for either meeting. The vice president presided over the general meeting having put together an agenda with 2 other Board members. They also went ahead and had the board meeting without the knowledge of the president. They created an agenda and the president was not apprised of any of the topics for discussion. Are they allowed to do that? It seems wrong to me. I'm concerned about the statement that the board meeting was held without the knowledge of the president . I think we need more details on that point. Why did the president not have knowledge? Do the bylaws specify that the board meeting shall be held immediately following the general membership meeting? Was a notice of the board meeting sent out? If so, was a notice sent to the president? If not, why not? It is possible that the board meeting really was held without the knowledge of the president. If so, that presents a problem. Edited to add: if this was the regular meeting date and time for a board meeting, as established by rule, then sending notice would not be necessary unless required by the bylaws or other rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted September 24, 2016 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 03:03 PM As described in the Original Post, it seems to me that the President knew (or should have known) of this Board meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 24, 2016 at 03:12 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 03:12 PM 5 minutes ago, g40 said: As described in the Original Post, it seems to me that the President knew (or should have known) of this Board meeting. Based on the original poster's first sentence in her first post, I agree. It is the sentence in her subsequent post which says the board meeting was held without the knowledge of the president that concerns me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 24, 2016 at 03:23 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 03:23 PM Just to be clear, I agree with Godelfan's post above regarding the agenda. The agenda, or rather the items to be discussed at the meeting, would be of importance to an absent member only if it is a special meeting which would require advance notice of the items to be discussed. If it is a regular meeting, the lack of knowledge of the agenda items by the president is not relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amy C Posted September 24, 2016 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 06:07 PM It was a regularly scheduled Board meeting, but with her gone, I believe the meeting was to be rescheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 24, 2016 at 06:12 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 06:12 PM 6 minutes ago, Guest Amy C said: It was a regularly scheduled Board meeting, but with her gone, I believe the meeting was to be rescheduled. Why do you believe the meeting should have been rescheduled if the president was absent? Nothing in RONR requires it and you have not quoted anything from your bylaws that would require it. I question whether it would even have been possible to reschedule the meeting. At a minimum, it would have been necessary to actually call the meeting to order and then vote to reschedule it or to continue it until another date by a majority vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amy C Posted September 24, 2016 at 06:28 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 at 06:28 PM ok. Thanks It just seemed wrong, because they were angry with her and wanted to make changes that affected her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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