I hope someone will indulge me in further discussion to improve my understanding of the impact on conduct of a meeting once you have determined that there is no quorum.
My condominium bylaws contain an order of business for association annual and special meetings to start with Roll Call. This has served to remind the Chair of their duty to determine if a quorum is present and it makes results of the determination more transparent to members in attendance, including presence of voting proxies for validation. While the Chair should be aware of the duty to make a quorum determination, there are times when you cannot rely on this, nor on other members to be sufficiently knowledgeable in parliamentary procedures to raise a Point of Order.
In July 2019, Washington State enacted a statutory requirement for budget ratification by condominium associations that requires a meeting of the owners in which a quorum is not required wherein at least 51% of the owner interest votes in favor of rejecting the board's budget proposal. Thus, in the absence of a quorum I assume the only agenda items that could be addressed are Roll Call (if required by the Bylaws), Budget Ratification (i.e., make motion to reject the budget; debate the motion if seconded; motion to limit debate, if any; and vote), and Adjournment. Correct me if this doesn't comply with RRONR, 11th ed.
What about agenda items scheduled before entertaining a motion for budget rejection to (1) present the budget and (2) allow owner comments and questions? Would these agenda items be considered business transactions or just a planned program for a presentation with questions and answers at the end as long as there are no decisions to commit to any actions? And if so, can the Chair introduce special rules for time-limited round robin comments before allowing owner comments and questions?
