helwhiz Posted July 9, 2011 at 12:58 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 at 12:58 AM Our club President has postponed our AGM, without consultation with the Secretary (me) and some other Committee Members. Indeed, I found out second-hand that this had occured. One excuse was that the Treasurer (her husband) had not done the books up, and she was away interstate.Is this permitted, as I can find no mention of this event in our Rules of Association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted July 9, 2011 at 01:02 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 at 01:02 AM Our club President has postponed our AGM, without consultation with the Secretary (me) and some other Committee Members. Indeed, I found out second-hand that this had occured. One excuse was that the Treasurer (her husband) had not done the books up, and she was away interstate.Is this permitted, as I can find no mention of this event in our Rules of Association.No rule in RONR gives a society's president the power to postpone a regularly-scheduled meeting. If your club's president has this power, you will find it prescribed in the club's governing documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 9, 2011 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 at 01:32 AM Our club President has postponed our AGM, without consultation with the Secretary (me) and some other Committee Members. Indeed, I found out second-hand that this had occured. One excuse was that the Treasurer (her husband) had not done the books up, and she was away interstate.Is this permitted, as I can find no mention of this event in our Rules of Association.RONR doesn't provide for it. If your governing documents don't grant this authority to the president, your AGM hasn't been postponed. The vice-president (or in his absence, you) should call the meeting to order and carry on with the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted July 9, 2011 at 05:27 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 at 05:27 AM RONR doesn't provide for it. If your governing documents don't grant this authority to the president, your AGM hasn't been postponed. The vice-president (or in his absence, you) should call the meeting to order and carry on with the business.Not too easy when the president has already told everyone not to show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted July 9, 2011 at 06:04 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 at 06:04 AM Not too easy when the president has already told everyone not to show up.Show up, and if you don't get quorum, adjourn to an hour later than the intended postponement time. Then when the president attempts to call the 'postponed' meeting, explain that he can't yet because you made the actual hour of the meeting one hour later "so that stragglers can participate" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helwhiz Posted July 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM Thank you for the replies.To prevent this happening in the future, would you suggest a suitable clause to add to our Rules of Association? As I said before, we have nothing at present to indicate who can cancel Meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 10, 2011 at 12:12 AM Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 at 12:12 AM Thank you for the replies.To prevent this happening in the future, would you suggest a suitable clause to add to our Rules of Association? As I said before, we have nothing at present to indicate who can cancel Meetings.It is uncommon to cancel meetings. The solidity of the regular meeting gives comfort and security to the members and bolsters attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helwhiz Posted July 10, 2011 at 03:37 AM Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 at 03:37 AM I agree, Tim, it is not something I care to see repeated.The Membership are quite confused as to the events that have prevailed; most of them do not know that the AGM has been cancelled, as no-one has informed them. Usually we hold a General meeting immediately after the AGM, but after I was told that we could not have that either (because we would not have a Quorum), I resigned my position as Secretary. You can see what I am up against.Mis-information is spread to enable the President to achieve her own goals.I can only hope when the AGM is held, we get a decent Committee, one that has the welfare of the Club at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted July 10, 2011 at 05:20 AM Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 at 05:20 AM The Membership are quite confused as to the events that have prevailed; most of them do not know that the AGM has been cancelled, as no-one has informed them. Usually we hold a General meeting immediately after the AGM...First off, if most members don't know it's "cancelled", you may get a quorate AGM anyways, in which case you may be able to begin disciplinary proceedings against your current President (which I would highly recommend). As for the general meeting afterwards... wha? An annual general meeting is itself a general meeting. There should be no need to make it two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 12, 2011 at 04:12 PM Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 at 04:12 PM I agree, Tim, it is not something I care to see repeated.The Membership are quite confused as to the events that have prevailed; most of them do not know that the AGM has been cancelled, as no-one has informed them. ...and also because it hasn't been cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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