Guest Gloria Wilson Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:02 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:02 PM Our organization has bylaws and standing rules. There are some standing rules that should be moved to bylaws. All standing rules have been previously approved by majority vote of the votging members present at the meeting. Must they each be presented to the membership for approval to become a bylaw? or can they simply be "moved" into the bylaws?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:12 PM They need to be presented to the membership as proposed bylaw amendments and go through the regular bylaw amendment process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:32 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:32 PM Just think of what the opposite would mean. "We want to pass this bylaw, but we don't have enough support to make it happen, although we do have a bare majority. Let's make it a standing rule, and then turn it into a bylaw." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 29, 2016 at 02:41 PM Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 at 02:41 PM If you decide to incorporate your standing rules, as defined on p. 18 in RONR, into your bylaws, remember that you can't suspend them like you can with certain regular standing rules, and their amendment requires the same process as amending the bylaws. In my view, more often than not, it's just a bad idea to put them in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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