Special Meeting
A convoluted and difficult issue. Our Constitution & By Laws require a special meeting to be called by the Pastor, Chairman of Deacons or by presentation of a pertition signed by 25 members to the moderator. Notice of the meeting is required by stating the purpose and time in the bulletine and/or notice from the pulpit on Sunday morning and Evening prior to the meeting. Notice was published in the bulletine, the first notice was given in the Sunday morining service. At the conclusion of
I'm not sure I buy this idea of editing the agenda for a special meeting. At least not insofar as 'editing' could include the ability to remove the original purpose for which the special meeting was called, and to replace it with a different purpose. Isn't that awfully close to cancelling a called meeting, which should be impossible? Can one really turn a meeting called to throw out a crooked board member... into a meeting to authorize the purchase of new benches for the gazebo?? Maybe 'editing'