MapsStrauts

Thank you All, I think I have the answer...

RONR is the governing authority as long as it does not conflict with the Constitution. Thank you.

If a quorum is present, but more people abstain than vote yes. Does this mean the motion passed? Nothing in the constitution discusses abstaining votes.

I am looking to verify rules on a Board voting by email. The constitution allows voting by email. 1. Does every member of the Board need to agree to vote by email for a vote to take place (knowing that the constitution allows voting by email)? 2. Is the President (who does not vote unless it is to break a tie) included in this request, to vote by email? i.e. can she alone, be the one person to say, I refuse to vote by email. Thank you for your response.

Well, I am back. The old Board has been replaced and the new Board wish to remove the suspension of the member under the situation stated above, issued by the previous Board. There is a majority willing to make the vote to remove the suspension but the ability to do this is being questioned by one member. Can the new Board remove the suspension? Nothing in our by-laws discusses removing only the steps for a hearing and suspension.

Guys, thank you very much for the advice but it only leads to many more questions. The Society does allow individuals to bring charges. From what I am reading though it is very grey area in some instances and disappointing in others. A statement was made on social media which was true and had supporting evidence. The complainant said it wasn't true and filed charges for election fraud. The complainant is a Board member who lost her position in a landslide. Maybe I am naïve but the Board, did not accept evidence from the defendant, and acted very arbitrary in determining guilt. What I am reading, is the Board can determine if it is detrimental to the club with, whatever broad stroke they wish. Under this overbroad reasoning, practically any member could be considered detrimental to the club for practically anything and the Board are allowed to do that? I would also like clarification on the following. A member of the hearing (Board) committee was addressed in the meeting as a witness to a lie that was told by the complainant. The witness (hearing/board member) not only denied being a witness but told a blatant lie themself. Under Exec, Session, is there anyway to address this lie, or is it forever hidden in the Exec, Session? Thank you for your time in responding.

Thank you for the response. Here is more detail. A member was charged with election fraud because she negatively campaigned against a candidate. I am saying negative but she told the truth about a candidates history. The candidate filed the charges for election fraud. This may seem absurd but the Board reviewed and pushed the complaint to a hearing. There is no rules in the Constitution or by-laws and no policies or procedures manual, against sharing the charges. In fact, there is nothing about, what can and cannot be done except saying that the hearing will be heard by a minimum of 3 Board members. The Board, who were all overturned in the election, stated that the member accused could not share those charges as they were part of the executive session. The member shared that information as she was seeking advice but she is now being told she broke the executive session and could be charged on that as well. I do not see how someone accused and charges brought against, is not allowed to share the charges. I cannot find anything in RRO which contradicts this believe. She was also directed, that she cannot discuss this with anyone, only someone she may want to bring as a witness. This appears like retribution for losing to me but I do not know what RRO of order states about this, if anything. The whole Board ended up on the hearing and they are most of the people the member campaigned against. Any insight would be appreciated.

Dealing with a non profit social club, charges were proffered against a member. At the start of the hearing, ES was voted upon by the hearing committee but not the member charged. The questions the member has; Is the member tied by ES if they didn't vote about ES? Is the paperwork sent previous to the meeting part of ES? Is any email sent about the session part of the ES? Is the result of the hearing, part of the ES? Thank you

I have multiple questions related to minute approval. Board Meeting. Presently our Board reads the Secretary's minutes before sending to the membership. They correct those minutes without any discussion even among themselves and no vote. Ques: Should these minutes be sent out to the membership, prior to corrections by individual Board members with no discussion with the rest of the Board? What is the correct process? General Members Meeting. Presently, the Board receives the general members meeting minutes, and they again correct like they do in a regular Board meeting. Then they send the minutes out, only to members who were at the meeting for approval or change. They do not, at any time ask all the members for approval of any changes requested, by an individual. Only then, do they send out the minutes to the rest of the membership. Ques: Is this how minutes are meant to be approved and changed. What is the correct process? Thank you for your time.

If a recording secretary completely misses a motion in the minutes, but the minutes are approved, what is the status of that motion? Even though it wasn't recorded, is the motion still in affect.