Guest Nancy Borgers Posted July 8, 2011 at 03:23 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at 03:23 AM During a regular Board Meeting of a Non-Profit organization, are members of the general membership allowed to participate in the meeting or vote during the board meeting? It does state in our by-laws that members may attend Board Meetings except for Executive Session, but there are no rules in the by-laws that state whether a member may ask questions, vote, or participate in the meetings. Are there rules that govern this question or is it up to the board to allow attending members to ask questions or vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted July 8, 2011 at 04:27 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at 04:27 AM During a regular Board Meeting of a Non-Profit organization, are members of the general membership allowed to participate in the meeting or vote during the board meeting? It does state in our by-laws that members may attend Board Meetings except for Executive Session, but there are no rules in the by-laws that state whether a member may ask questions, vote, or participate in the meetings. Are there rules that govern this question or is it up to the board to allow attending members to ask questions or vote?At a board meeting, it is up to the board to allow attending (non-board) members to ask questions -- or even to speak in debate on a pending question, by a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for that purpose -- but the board cannot allow persons who are not members of the board to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted July 8, 2011 at 04:45 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at 04:45 AM At a board meeting, it is up to the board to allow attending (non-board) members to ask questions -- or even to speak in debate on a pending question, by a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules for that purpose -- but the board cannot allow persons who are not members of the board to vote.An assembly can allow nonmembers to debate by simple motion; it's not a suspension of the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted July 8, 2011 at 04:54 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at 04:54 AM An assembly can allow nonmembers to debate by simple motion; it's not a suspension of the rules.It's a simple motion to suspend the rules. :-)See footnote, page 255 of RONR 10th ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted July 8, 2011 at 05:04 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at 05:04 AM It's a simple motion to suspend the rules. :-)See footnote, page 255 of RONR 10th ed.Huh! I, for some reason, thought it required only a majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 8, 2011 at 12:04 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 at 12:04 PM Huh! I, for some reason, thought it required only a majority.The important thing is that you don't, anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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