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When we start a new year, the newly appointed president presents a budget that needs to be made. At that time the membership has the option to discuss, make changes, decline, or accept this budget. After the budget is approved by the membership, we have fundraisers that are held through out the year to make this budget. Each fundraiser has to get their budget approved by the membership to make the profit that the president's budget has asked for them to make. If these budgets are getting voted on twice by the membership and then we do not make the profit that that function was supposed to make due to non-participation by the membership, is there something in Robert's Rules that addresses assessing the non-participating members?

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...If these budgets are getting voted on twice by the membership and then we do not make the profit that that function was supposed to make due to non-participation by the membership, is there something in Robert's Rules that addresses assessing the non-participating members?

This is the type of detail that would have to be specified in your own rules (bylaws, or possibly in standing rules). RONR does have some general words about the duties of membership, but it does not specify a 'duty to participate in fundraisers or else...' :)

Voting for a budget which specifies income, when that income is as uncertain as the outcome of a fundraiser, seems problematic (but that is a personal comment, not based on anything in RONR). It's a little like voting that the sun will be shining on the day of the club picnic.

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This is the type of detail that would have to be specified in your own rules (bylaws, or possibly in standing rules).

Any assessments on members for failing to do fundraisers would need to be in the Bylaws. (RONR, 10th ed., pg. 555, lines 2-4)

Voting for a budget which specifies income, when that income is as uncertain as the outcome of a fundraiser, seems problematic (but that is a personal comment, not based on anything in RONR).

It's actually quite common for organizations to adopt budgets with highly variable income. For practical reasons, of course, it would seem wise to make the estimates on the conservative side.

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