Guest Bobbi Posted October 8, 2011 at 09:15 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 at 09:15 PM A motion has been made to all board members via email to remove a board member from his position due to lack of attendance at meetings and not fulfilling his job duties. This motion was made via email and not in an actual meeting. There is a second. Can we proceed with a vote via email or does the motion and voting need to take place at an actual meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted October 8, 2011 at 09:27 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 at 09:27 PM No. The motion can only be made at a legal meeting unless the by-laws specifically allow for meetings to take place by e-mail (which they should not as events would not take place like they would in a face to face meeting.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted October 8, 2011 at 10:07 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 at 10:07 PM A motion has been made to all board members via email to remove a board member from his position due to lack of attendance at meetings and not fulfilling his job duties. This motion was made via email and not in an actual meeting. There is a second. Can we proceed with a vote via email or does the motion and voting need to take place at an actual meeting?Unless your bylaws specifically authorize conduct of business via email, you absolutely must do all these things at a meeting. All these actions you describe (motion, second, etc.) have no validity. Also, no absentee voting of any kind is permitted under RONR. Read RONR (11th edition) p 263 ll. 18-24 for a description of the fundamental principle of parliamentary law involved.Also, removal of a board member is usually not as simple as just making a motion and voting the guy out. Check you bylaws to see if the procedure is clarified there, and also take a look at FAQ #20, elsewhere on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted October 9, 2011 at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 at 08:50 PM take a look at FAQ #20, elsewhere on this site.Elsewhere being here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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