AGENDA

[Guest CTC-PA]

We are a nonprofit organization. I need to know who is responsible to putting together the agenda for meetings. Also, should the agenda be distributed to all board members prior to the meeting to review for additions?

[Josh Martin]

We are a nonprofit organization. I need to know who is responsible to putting together the agenda for meetings.

In assemblies which use an agenda, the draft agenda is often prepared by the President or the Secretary. The agenda is ultimately approved by the board at the meeting, by majority vote, and the agenda may be amended by majority vote while it is pending.

Also, should the agenda be distributed to all board members prior to the meeting to review for additions?

This is not required by RONR, but the board may certainly require it if it wishes.

[Guest CTC-PA]

In assemblies which use an agenda, the draft agenda is often prepared by the President or the Secretary. The agenda is ultimately approved by the board at the meeting, by majority vote, and the agenda may be amended by majority vote while it is pending.

This is not required by RONR, but the board may certainly require it if it wishes.

what should we do if the President intercedes and state we should not have them and/or the recording secretary refuses to give them to us ahead of time.

[Josh Martin]

what should we do if the President intercedes and state we should not have them and/or the recording secretary refuses to give them to us ahead of time.

Adopt a motion ordering the President and/or the Recording Secretary to send out the draft agendas ahead of time. Majority rules. If the President rules the motion out of order, Appeal from the decision of the chair. A majority vote is sufficient to overturn the chair's ruling. If the President and/or the Recording Secretary refuse to obey a direct order of the board, get a new President and/or Recording Secretary.