Nikki Posted April 25, 2017 at 10:16 PM Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 at 10:16 PM Who calls the board meeting to order? The President or chair? Does this require a motion? Also does it require a motion to approve the previous meetings minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 25, 2017 at 10:31 PM Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 at 10:31 PM The person who has the duty of presiding over board meetings is the one who should call the meetings to order if he is present. That would normally be specified in your bylaws. Normally the president chairs board meetings, but not necessarily. What do your bylaws say? If you have a separate board chairman, then that is the person who should call the meetings to order. In the absence of the chairman, the vice chair (or vice president), if one is available, should call the meeting to order. If none of those are present, the secretary should call the meeting to order and preside until a chairman pro tem is elected, which should be the first order of business. No motion is required to call the meeting to order. The presiding officer simply declares, "The meeting will come to order". The approval of the minutes should be the first order of business after the meeting is called to order, unless it is necessary to first elect a chairman pro tem. However, a motion to approve the minutes is not necessary. The chair simply declares the minutes approved once there are no more corrections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted April 26, 2017 at 09:36 PM Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 at 09:36 PM Thanks Richard. Do you have to have a motion to adjourn the meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 26, 2017 at 09:43 PM Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 at 09:43 PM It is not necessary to have a motion to adjourn. The chair, once the order of business has been completed, can ask if there is any other business to come before the assembly. If not, he can simply say if there's no further business the meeting is adjourned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted April 26, 2017 at 09:45 PM Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 at 09:45 PM Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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