Guest Chey Posted April 13, 2011 at 05:07 PM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 05:07 PM Can you swear in a new officer for a term to start three months into the future? A new officer will be out of town during the normal "swearing in" meeting. Must a special meeting be called when she's retunred or can we swear her in before she leaves to begin the term once she's back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert B Fish Posted April 13, 2011 at 05:09 PM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 05:09 PM Unless your bylaws say otherwise, officers do not need to be installed at all. Following their elections, they take their offices immediately. If your organiztion have different rules in your bylaws, you need to follow them. -Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted April 13, 2011 at 09:02 PM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 09:02 PM Can you swear in a new officer for a term to start three months into the future?A new officer will be out of town during the normal "swearing in" meeting.Must a special meeting be called when she's returned or can we swear her in before she leaves to begin the term once she's back?I assume you are asking if Robert's Rules of Order has any applicable text on this issue.• Yes, you can do a swearing-in anytime, because a swearing-in ceremony is just that -- a ceremony -- and carries no parliamentary weight or meaning.• No special meeting is necessary, because the swearing-in ceremony neither starts the term of office nor ends anybody else's term of office, if Robert's Rules of Order applies, and if there is no customized rule saying otherwise.Q. Do you have a rule already in place regarding this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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