Jay M

Can any voting member in a not for profit organization ask for the finance reports? Thanks in advance

In out not for profit organization can any voting member ask for the finance reports? or are they confidential? Thanks in advance

Thanks Josh and Atul for your guidance.

Thanks here is the rule position a) Election, Qualification and Term of Office: The President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer, and Joint Treasurer shall be elected by the new Board of Trustees of the upcoming year at the regular annual meeting of the Board of Trustees subject to the Article IV, Section 8. If the election of officers shall not be held at such a meeting, such election shall be held thereafter as soon as possible. Vacancies may be filled at any meeting of the Board of Trustees. Each officer shall hold office for a term of ONE (1) calendar year, or until a successor shall have been duly elected. Quote

Thanks here is the rule position a) Election, Qualification and Term of Office: The President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer, and Joint Treasurer shall be elected by the new Board of Trustees of the upcoming year at the regular annual meeting of the Board of Trustees subject to the Article IV, Section 8. If the election of officers shall not be held at such a meeting, such election shall be held thereafter as soon as possible. Vacancies may be filled at any meeting of the Board of Trustees. Each officer shall hold office for a term of ONE (1) calendar year, or until a successor shall have been duly elected. Any of the officers shall be eligible for re‐election, but shall not hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms, subject to the term limits for president as per Article V Section2(b) below.

Our constitution of a not for profit organization provides the board to elect the 6 office bearers with a simple majority. All the officers were elected with a single motion and resolution. Now some of the board members are not satisfied the functioning of the President and to remove him from the office bearers. Our constitution is silent on removing a office bearer. I wonder what is the procedure and how much majority we need to remove an officer. Thanks in advance Jay

Thanks Richard and Atul.

Thanks Atul, Our constitution and bylaws says : Section 1: Categories of Members: The Corporation, also referred to as the General Body or the organization, shall have two categories of members, consisting of regular members and patron members. Section 10: Quorum & Approval Process: One third (1/3) of each category of the activated members entitled to vote at any meeting, present in person, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the members except as otherwise stated elsewhere.. A proposal is approved if it is accepted by a simple majority of each category of members present at any meeting with the exception of the following as noted for each of them individually: Article IX: Amendments to the Constitution Thanks

Our not for profit organization got 2 categories of membership. One is patron and another one is Regular. In General body meetings a separate voting in both categories on each motion will be taken. A Motion will be passed only if it is approved in both the categories otherwise fails. One category of members can kill the motion approved by the another category. My question is it fair in a combined general body meeting to seek approval in both categories separately? Any remedy please ? Thanks in advance

Sorry of the late response. Thank you for your answers

Our nor for profit organization elect 4 trustees every year. Our bylaws do not mention about rights of candidates. I lost the election last Sunday. My question is am I entitled to get the list of members who attended for voting? Thanks in advance

Thanks Atul. you explained everything in detail.

Thanks J. J.

In our not for profit organization's special General body meeting for an approval of a project a presentation was made by the committee chair explaining the design and the cost of the project. Even before conclusion of the presentation a motion was moved by member " I move to vote it down the whole project" and it was seconded. The chair allowed it for discussion. My question is Was motion in proper format? What happens if the motion was failed? Does another motion need to approve the project? Thanks in advance

I wonder when is the right time to propose an amendment for a motion and what is the correct form of wording? Thanks in advance

Thanks to George Mervosh and Rob Elsman for your responses. Appreciated your help

Our board of trustees of a not for profit religious organization called for a special general body meeting to approve a special project. My question is can any member of general body add or amend the agenda in the meeting? Or because it is a special General body meeting called for a specific item no other items are allowed in the agenda? Thanks

Is this rule "minutes are made available to the members of the body that is meeting" applies to not for profit organizations too? Secretary can share the minutes saying " draft minutes not yet approved" right? Thanks

When do minutes of a Board of trustees meeting become public? Does a member of organization entitled to look into the minutes before they were approved by the board in their next monthly meeting? Thanks in advance