Chris Harrison

That depends on how the term of office is defined in the bylaws. If the term is X years and (or or) until their successor is elected (or similar language) the current Recording Secretary would remain in office until someone is elected. On the other hand, if if is a fixed term without any qualifying language then the office becomes vacant after the term expires (RONR pp. 573-574). In either case you all should shake the bushes to find someone who is willing to serve because the current Recording Secretary may not appreciate being kept in office beyond his or her term and having a vacant office is no better of an option.

Instead of Rescinding the motion then having to adopt the new one you can kill two birds with one stone and use Amend Something Previously Adopted which requires the same voting threshold. See RONR pp. 305-310 for details.

However, there are instances where language that is "injurious" to a member may belong in the minutes and should not be removed. Most likely this won't be the case here but if you give us a general idea of what was in there (no specifics are necessary) we may be able to tell you with more certainty.

I was reading this thread and I had an idea but didn't want to tack it on in case it wasn't an option (most likely won't be) and give the OP ideas. Assuming the impossibility of obtaining a quorum was the only problem preventing them from amending the Bylaws would it be "proper" for them to amend them at the inquorate meeting creating a quorum and then immediately ratify that action making everything legitimate? My guess is this would be a little too slick to actually work but I'm still tossing it out to see if it sticks.

RONR doesn't prevent it. However, your bylaws may have something to say on the subject so you should check them.

See Official Interpretation 2006-18.

It is up to you all to interpret your Bylaws. To help with that the first question you need to ask is if the Board has the authority (under the Bylaws-not just because they say they do) to remove officers in the first place? If they do then the second question is who do the Bylaws specify is authorized to amend them? That body is the one who would decide whether the elected officer losing "good standing" after election and prior to being sworn in disqualifies him from office. Also, is being sworn in merely a ceremonial action and this person actually took office prior to the January meeting? Those details should be located in the Bylaws.

The body which is empowered to amend the Constitution is the one who is empowered to interpret it.

Do the bylaws say the person holding this office must be a Board member?

We can't interpret your rules here but I would not be inclined to view the language the same way your parliamentarian does. I would probably view it the same way as RONR p. 420 ll. 10-15 does.

RONR doesn't prohibit it. However, you may want to check with some members who have been around a while to make sure there hasn't been a rule adopted at some point addressing this.

Since you are creating a new policy I would lean towards you having to give the 3 months notice for any proposed changes to the proposed policy. However, you may want to check out RONR p. 122 ll. 21-29 and pp. 307-308 regarding scope of notice just in case it may apply in your case.

On the top of the Forum page (the blue section) look at the far right and you will see a search bar. Just type in the words you want to search. You will need to play around with the wording a bit because depending on if you use quotation marks (meaning you are searching for those exact words) there can be a vast difference. Taking your example of "roll call vote" with quotes there was 462 hits where without any quotes there was 43,540 hits.

If your bylaws don't impose term limits then RONR won't.

The Chair still rules. The checks and balances to the Chair's potential conflict is that a member can Appeal an adverse ruling which then puts the question in the assembly's hands.

It sounds like this "electronic meeting" would be considered a Special Meeting. Do your bylaws specifically authorize the calling of Special Meetings of the Board (and if so were all requirements for calling one followed)? If not, I am not sure that the rescission of the handout would be valid though any applicable laws and rules of the organization and governmental authority may change the calculus.

We can't speak as to "legal" here and for a legal answer you would need to ask a lawyer. However, generally speaking (subject to applicable rules or law) a member of the Council can demand that the question of each appointment be considered separately (RONR pp. 274-275). Also, I strongly suspect that counting anyone who abstains (doesn't vote one way or another) as a "yes" vote is not proper but you will need to look to any applicable rules and laws to know for sure.

Agreeing with the "you snooze you lose" principle if the decision of the group that is in the meeting is not representative of the assembly's wishes you may want to check out Reconsider and Enter on the Minutes (RONR pp. 332-335) for future cases (it is too late to use this now).

Agreeing with Mr. Lages I would also point out that RONR p. 305 says: If you were to Rescind the amendment what would happen is that language would be removed but it would not revert to the previous language meaning you would have neither.

Subject to the assembly's approval the Chair can appoint a Chair Pro Tem (RONR p. 395 and pp. 452-453).

When are you planning on making the changes? I'd recommend you talk to them before that otherwise they will very likely be upset that you didn't warn them first.

You know the players better than we do (we don't know them at all). I think it ultimately depends on the personalities involved and how well they get along with you. Maybe they would see the writing on the wall and appreciate you saying thank you and we are moving on without dragging it out. Or maybe they will not let it go until you tell them flat out what the problem is. You would know better than us. As for this person not going quietly is there anyone who this person likes/respects who can help you smooth things out so the transition can happen more easily?

That depends on how your bylaws specify a vacancy is filled (and how long this filling lasts for) and if this position was actually up for election in January and February.

Still don't see it available on Kindle or in the Google Play Store. Can't say anything about anywhere else. I did find in the Play Store an app for "NAPMobile" issued in May of this year by Cerenimbus. It claims to be the "Official app of the National Association of Parliamentarians". Not sure if it is legitimate.

What edition do you have? Maybe someone with that edition can give you the proper pages for it.