jcapps Posted April 28, 2017 at 02:04 AM Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 02:04 AM Can a Vice President of company suspend a member during a meeting if the company bylaws state any officer can suspend any member for 30 day or the next meeting? Or does he need to wait till the meeting is over? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted April 28, 2017 at 02:45 AM Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 02:45 AM Ultimately it is up to your organization to interpret your rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted April 28, 2017 at 02:01 PM Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 02:01 PM Based on what jcapps said, I'd say that the officer can suspend a member during the meeting. However, it would be helpful to have the actual text of the bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcapps Posted April 28, 2017 at 04:15 PM Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 04:15 PM Here is the wording. Section 1 – Any Officer of this company may suspend a member for 30 days or until the next meeting, which ever occurs first. A full report must be presented to the floor at the next regular meeting following the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Hunt Posted April 28, 2017 at 05:20 PM Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 05:20 PM That seems quite explicit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 28, 2017 at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 05:58 PM 1 hour ago, jcapps said: Section 1 – Any Officer of this company may suspend a member for 30 days or until the next meeting, which ever occurs first. A full report must be presented to the floor at the next regular meeting following the incident. It is ultimately up to the organization to interpret its own bylaws, and such an interpretation must be based on a reading of the bylaws in their entirety. There may be other provisions which are relevant to this question. With that said, nothing in the quoted language appears to include any limitations on when an officer may exercise this power. I would also say that, whether or not this power may be exercised during a meeting, this provision seems extremely ill-advised and the society should strongly consider amending it or getting rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcapps Posted April 28, 2017 at 09:39 PM Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 09:39 PM I guess that was my question is whether that power may be exercised during a meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 28, 2017 at 09:53 PM Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 at 09:53 PM 14 minutes ago, jcapps said: I guess that was my question is whether that power may be exercised during a meeting. Yes, and as noted, this is ultimately up to your organization to determine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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