bmunroe Posted October 19, 2016 at 06:40 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 at 06:40 PM I am the chair of our organization. I was absent from our last membership meeting. We had a member who is not in good standing attend the meeting and make a motion that was seconded and approved. Is this still a valid motion, and if not how do I address this at our next meeting? The particular motion was in regards to making a charitable donation. Access to the meeting was denied to other members who were not in good standing (by our Sargent-at-Arms at the door), but this member went unnoticed by the Sargent-at-Arms. Our Treasurer realized during the debate on the motion that this member was not in good standing and tried to "table" (I know that is the incorrect term) the motion on other grounds, as she did not want to embarrass the member by calling out that she was not in good standing. Our constitution denies the right to attend meetings and to vote to members not in good standing. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted October 19, 2016 at 06:48 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 at 06:48 PM It is too late to raise a point of order on this issue, unless the vote of the member not in good standing could have affected the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 19, 2016 at 06:53 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 at 06:53 PM 10 minutes ago, bmunroe said: Our constitution denies the right to attend meetings and to vote to members not in good standing. Just out of curiosity, since Mr. Huynh answered your question, do your bylaws define what a member in good standing means, or do they define what it means not to be in good standing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmunroe Posted October 19, 2016 at 07:00 PM Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 at 07:00 PM 2 minutes ago, George Mervosh said: Just out of curiosity, since Mr. Huynh answered your question, do your bylaws define what a member in good standing means, or do they define what it means not to be in good standing? "Members in good standing of this <organization> shall enjoy all rights, privileges and benefits of this Constitution and By-Laws." ... "member not in good standing shall be deprived of the right to hold office, to attend meetings and to vote" "The term "in good standing," as used in this Constitution and By-Laws, shall be construed to mean that the member has fully complied with all obligations to the <organization>, not only financially but in all other regards." From a practicable standpoint, it pretty much means that they are current on their dues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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