Guest Jeanie Marvin Posted July 20, 2011 at 04:18 AM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 04:18 AM At a recent meeting, we had a motion that was made, seconded, voted on and passed. Our club president has now received an e-mail from a member that was present and made NO comment at the time. This member disagrees with the outcome of the vote. How should the president handle this issue? The motion was passed overwhelmingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Cisar Posted July 20, 2011 at 05:10 AM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 05:10 AM At a recent meeting, we had a motion that was made, seconded, voted on and passed. Our club president has now received an e-mail from a member that was present and made NO comment at the time. This member disagrees with the outcome of the vote. How should the president handle this issue? The motion was passed overwhelmingly.If no point of order was raised at the meeting, it is too late unless the passed motion somehow creates a continuing breach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted July 20, 2011 at 05:30 AM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 05:30 AM At a recent meeting, we had a motion that was made, seconded, voted on and passed. Our club president has now received an e-mail from a member that was present and made NO comment at the time. This member disagrees with the outcome of the vote. How should the president handle this issue? The motion was passed overwhelmingly.It is too late to change the decision, although it could be Amended or Rescinded at a later meeting. The member should have raised his opposition during the debate on the motion, which was the correct time to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted July 20, 2011 at 12:07 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 12:07 PM Issue? What issue. The member voted on the underwhelming side. It happens. Meeting adjourned. Move on. If the member wants to bring it up next meeting (via Rescind or Amend Something Previously Adopted) that's his business. How should the president handle this? Ignore it.Trickle.... trickle.... trickle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 20, 2011 at 12:36 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 12:36 PM At a recent meeting, we had a motion that was made, seconded, voted on and passed. Our club president has now received an e-mail from a member that was present and made NO comment at the time. This member disagrees with the outcome of the vote."The chair's announcement of the result of a vote also is not a ruling and is not subject to appeal. If a member doubts the correctness of such an announced result, however, he should call for a Division." - RONR(10th ed.), p. 251, l. 6-9.How should the president handle this issue? The motion was passed overwhelmingly.You say the motion was passed overwhelmingly. So, what is the basis for the member's disagreement with the outcome? Does he believe a rule was broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM How should the president handle this? Ignore it.That's good advice... but, for some reason, a president will tend not to take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted July 20, 2011 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 02:26 PM That's good advice... but, for some reason, a president will tend not to take it.Yup. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeanie Marvin Posted July 20, 2011 at 09:34 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 09:34 PM The board received erroneous information from original members regarding the year the club started. They were requesting a 20th anniversary celebration. AFTER the celebration a member stepped up and said we were off by 2 years. The club voted that we acknowledged the error, but would just move on, knowing that we were incorrect but the celebration was well intended. The objecting club member feels this is dishonest on some level, although the overwhelming majority of the club says "lets move on." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted July 20, 2011 at 09:42 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 09:42 PM The board received erroneous information from original members regarding the year the club started. They were requesting a 20th anniversary celebration. AFTER the celebration a member stepped up and said we were off by 2 years. The club voted that we acknowledged the error, but would just move on, knowing that we were incorrect but the celebration was well intended. The objecting club member feels this is dishonest on some level, although the overwhelming majority of the club says "lets move on."So what is the member proposing you all do? Jump in a time machine and undo the celebration? Also, as an aside what was the Board doing not making sure that the club is actually 20 years old before having the celebration? All they would need to do is to look to page 1 in the minutes book and see what date the first meeting is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeanie Marvin Posted July 20, 2011 at 09:47 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 09:47 PM We were relying on the memory of the members who started the club. Unfortunately we have no book of minutes. The club was fairly informal at first, so the records are not that detailed.We're not sure what the member proposes to do, as recommended above the President is indeed going to ignore it, leaving it up to the member to bring it up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted July 20, 2011 at 11:40 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 at 11:40 PM Hard to believe we went from an ostensibly parliamentary situation to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted July 21, 2011 at 01:01 AM Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 at 01:01 AM Unfortunately we have no book of minutes.Do you mean that you have no minutes from that time period (unfortunate, but understandable) or that the society still does not take minutes? If the latter, this should be rectified immediately. The minutes are the official record of the proceedings of the assembly, and if you continue to lack this record, I suspect that throwing a party two years early will be the least of your problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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