Robert B Fish

4 minutes ago, Guest ryandmcc said:

 Is there a difference if they fail to act?

It depends on your bylaws.  If the bylaws somehow require them to act on a presidential appointment, i.e."The Executive Committee shall give and up or down vote..." then they must act.  Otherwise, they could just decline to act.  The "pocket veto" possibility by the POTUS has existed for a long time.

-Bob

51 minutes ago, Ariann Pradia McCoy said:

The member made the request for a LOA on March 26th.

Under the bylaws, she would be eligible to request a LOA for the following year.  Question for you: what would happen if she simply acted AS IF she were on LOA beginning immediately?  i.e. didn't attend meetings and didn't pay dues?

-Bob

While not a rule, experience teaches that after the motion fails the first time, it is unlikely to gain a majority during the same session unless there is something really new to present.  If so, the motion to reconsider (page 315ff), or a motion to suspend the rules (page 260ff) would be appropriate.  

-Bob

13 hours ago, Guest Mark said:

If the Board refuses to honor the memberships wishes, what is the next step?

There is no requirement that the board must honor the membership "requests."  Anyone may REQUEST that certain board members resign but there is no requirement that those board members do so.  They may decide, however, that they have had enough of a few members trying to micromanage the board that their service in that office is not worth the aggravation and resign.  When other members take those board positions, the former board members can micromanage them.

-Bob

Some issues may be "done a certain way" if they do not conflict with teh bylaws. However, note that if your have adopted RONR as your parliamentary authority, then those rules, too, are binding upon the organization, just like the bylaws.

An unwritten rule that is based only on tradition must be dropped as soon as a point of order is raised showing it contradicts your bylaws or RONR.

Do you care to further define the "rule"?

-Bob

I see no provisions in your bylaws that will allow you to remove the officer by rescinding his/her election. See FAQ#20 and read Chapter XX (Disciplinary Procedures).

-Bob

The framers of your bylaws seem to have misunderstood the meaning of quorum. It's the number of members ho must be present in order to conduct business. Specifying a fraction of the number of members present just, well, doesn't compute. The good news for us at this forum is that your organization must determine the meaning of your bylaws. [page 570 and also see the principles on the following pages]

After you figure out what they mean, you should amend them to something that is clearer. Consider "the presence of 25 voting members shall constitute a quorum" or "the presence of 1/3 of the voting members shall constitute a quorum."

To amend your bylaws, you need to follow the current bylaws for notice, vote, and quorum needed.

-Bob

Upon his death, he would cease to be a member.

-Bob