Guest James Posted March 13, 2011 at 08:01 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 at 08:01 PM Had an ES and found a board member secretely recording meeting. Does RONR have anything to say about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted March 13, 2011 at 08:06 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 at 08:06 PM Had an ES and found a board member secretely recording meeting. Does RONR have anything to say about this?RONR says this is the sort of thing that's left to the assembly (the members present) to either permit or prohibit. Apparently no permission was given so the recording member could be subject to disciplinary sanctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted March 13, 2011 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 at 08:34 PM RONR says this is the sort of thing that's left to the assembly (the members present) to either permit or prohibit. Apparently no permission was given so the recording member could be subject to disciplinary sanctions.Note that Mr. Mountcastle's answer applies equally to meetings that are not in executive session. Executive session doesn't mean a record (or recording) can't be kept; it just means that the proceedings are secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert conway Posted March 14, 2011 at 04:07 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 04:07 AM Note that Mr. Mountcastle's answer applies equally to meetings that are not in executive session. Executive session doesn't mean a record (or recording) can't be kept; it just means that the proceedings are secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert conway Posted March 14, 2011 at 04:13 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 04:13 AM On the other side the recorder was not specificaly told recording was not allowed. So how would one be disciplned. Equity is two sided I believe.marly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 14, 2011 at 07:19 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 07:19 AM On the other side the recorder was not specificaly told recording was not allowed. So how would one be disciplned. Equity is two sided I believe.It's up to the assembly to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted March 14, 2011 at 09:57 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 09:57 AM On the other side the recorder was not specificaly told recording was not allowed.The fact that it was done "secretly" suggests it wasn't simply a case of no one objecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted March 14, 2011 at 12:45 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 12:45 PM While nothing in RONR explicitly prevents anyone in attendance from recording a meeting, or from taking notes on their own, the covertness of the member's actions is part of the question. The other would be motive. In Executive Session, those proceedings are secret, so hopefully none of the recording will find its way onto YouTube or other outlet. Barring that, it would seem iffy to assign disciplinary sanctions for having not actually violated any written rule or law made or known in advance. This is of course still a decision for the membership, I suppose.But it might also be a case (which we don't know, but...) of a Board that acts contrary to bylaws and/or the society's wishes, and this member was gathering "evidence" to support claims of malfeasance on the Board's part to subject them to disciplinary action or to bring up a Point of Order on some topic.I'd think at this point what is required is some ruling, or rule, that states no recordings allowed by anyone (except perhaps the secretary) during meetings. A subsequent situation would now be in direct violation and subject to disciplinary actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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