Guest Leslie Deanne Posted October 19, 2017 at 03:11 AM Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 at 03:11 AM I am just wondering if the minutes of a regular Board meeting for a non-profit organization are private to only board members, or are available upon request to non board members of the organization? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted October 19, 2017 at 03:29 AM Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 at 03:29 AM Minutes of board meetings are only available to board members unless your rules say otherwise or the membership adopts a motion to make them available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 19, 2017 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 at 03:34 AM (edited) I agree with Mr. Huynh but would add that the board itself may agree to make the board minutes available to others such as general members. Also, unless the meeting was in executive session, individual board members are free to share the minutes, but other board members might frown on this. Edited to add: the rules in RONR do not prohibit sharing the minutes, but provide that only members of the body which was meeting have the RIGHT to see the minutes. Edited October 19, 2017 at 03:38 AM by Richard Brown Added last paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 19, 2017 at 10:50 AM Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 at 10:50 AM And finally, to round things out... If the Board minutes are being kept private (either because of an executive session or the members are just not sharing) and the general membership want to hear what is written (maybe the gen-mems suspect something funny going on) the membership can require the board minutes to be read at a meeting by a 2/3 vote -- see page 487. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgt Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM Do the minutes of the meeting get read at the end of the meeting or at the beginning of the next meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:18 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:18 PM 12 minutes ago, Guest mgt said: Do the minutes of the meeting get read at the end of the meeting or at the beginning of the next meeting The next meeting, if it within the quarterly time interval. In the future, please stat a new topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgt Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:39 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:39 PM What if the group holds monthly meetings. Sorry im new to this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:52 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 12:52 PM Near the start (see page 26) of each month's meeting, the secretary reads the minutes of the previous meeting. Nothing to be "sorry" about - we were all newbies once and welcome! Keep asking questions. And when you get a chance get a copy of RONRIB: "Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief", Updated Second Edition (Da Capo Press, Perseus Books Group, 2011). It is a splendid summary of all the rules you will really need in all but the most exceptional situations. And only $7.50! You can read it in an evening. Get both RONRIB and RONR (scroll down) at this link. Or in your local bookstore. It might be just what the parliamentarian ordered. http://www.robertsrules.com/inbrief.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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