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The president and secretary of a nonprofit club I belong to are refusing to let members contact the board without going through them. This is not addressed in the bylaws. Is this permissible? Also, they are refusing members access to the membership list. Is this permissible? It is against state law. What is the definition of financial records? They are refusing access to them as well because they don't know what records are included. I say bank statements, check registers, etc.

So do all the bylaws changes need to be revoted on or just the changes the secretary made?

Our bylaws state ": The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the Board. The Secretary shall send notice of all regular Board meetings to Board Members at least five days prior to each meeting. Board meetings are open to attendance by Club members unless an issue requiring an executive session is involved." I found out that at a board meeting, non members were invited. No explanation in the minutes as to why they were there. The president told me that nonmembers were allowed to attend board meetings. Quite interesting because they do not tell regular members when they are so they can't attend. Are non club members allowed to attend board meetings?

Our club in a nonprofit corporation registered with the state. Recently, the bylaws were amended and sent to a governing body for review. The governing body required changes in what was submitted. The secretary apparently changed them without a vote and resubmitted them to the governing body. What version of the bylaws are now in effect. I suspect it is the original bylaws since the changes were rejected.

Since the bylaws say there are six types of membership and they go on to talk about active membership. Is it safe to say that since "active member" is not defined it is not a type of membership? Section 1: Eligibility: There shall be six types of membership, all of which require that the person(s) be in good standing with the American Kennel Club and subscribe to the purposes of this Club. (1) Regular Member: Open to persons adults 18 years or older. This membership includes voting privileges, Club benefits and holding office. (2) Family Members: Open to 2 adult members and their children of the same household. This membership includes holding office and voting privileges for the adult members. All Family Members are entitled to Club benefits. (3) Junior Member: Open to persons ages 8 through 17 years, who have no voting privileges and may not hold office, but who are entitled to Club benefits. They may convert to regular membership upon reaching their 18th birthday. (4) Associate Member: Associate Members have Club benefits, but no voting privileges and cannot hold office. (5) Life Member: Open to individuals who have been members for not less than 20 years. This membership includes voting privileges, Club benefits and holding office. (6) Honorary Member: An individual who has made significant contributions to the Club. Honorary Members have Club benefits but no voting privileges and cannot hold office. Active membership requires attending of at minimum three meetings per year, and participation in 2 events per year.

about 10% of the membership are snowbirds and do not come to meetings in the winter. These are life members with over 20 years of membership. They come up and help in the summer and come to meetings. I find this really disrespectful of members who have helped build this club.

I also asked them this. No answer. I asked about what they considered a year. No answer. A robust membership of over 70 people is now reduced to 23. At the same time, they reduced the quorum to 15% so 4 people can run the club. This is a club that had over $100,000 in assets but they blew through $20,000 in a month. When asked about it, I was pretty much told it was none of my business.

To tell the truth, the reason for this bylaw change was to silence opposition. The current board did some things that were against the bylaws, RR and state law and when confronted had the attitude "oh well, what are you going to do about it". A good portion of the membership stopped coming to meetings and those are the ones that would be considered "inactive". I see this as a way of maintaining control.

at the club's june meeting it members voted to amend the bylaws to say: "Active membership requires attending of at minimum three meetings per year, and participation in 2 events per year." This makes no sense to me as their is no definition of a year. What about new members, are they not "active" members until they have fulfilled the requirements? And a few other questions. No response. The only reference to "active" members is mention that only "active" members can vote. Is this bylaw enforcable?

Is it proper for the secretary of an organization of offer their opinions repeatedly during a meeting?