Guest Julia Larson Posted December 12, 2011 at 05:13 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 05:13 PM Once items have been agendized, agenda sent to board members, and meeting isheld. Is it correct that items cannot be added to agenda but they can be dropped?This is a meeting of the board consisting of president, vice president, secretaryand Treasurer.Another question:Our organization held an election for officers. The person who lost the election for vicepresident brought up the matter that the person who won the election was noteligible. It was the wording in the membership job description. Others, outside ourchapter, have gotten involved and say the person who lost should be allowed tohold the office. She lost the election because no one wanted her in the position.What say you?Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted December 12, 2011 at 05:17 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 05:17 PM Once items have been agendized, agenda sent to board members, and meeting isheld. Is it correct that items cannot be added to agenda but they can be dropped?This is a meeting of the board consisting of president, vice president, secretaryand Treasurer.A proposed agenda does not become the official agenda for the session until it is adopted by the assembly. During its consideration, the agenda can be amended by a majority vote. After adoption, the agenda can be amended by a two-thirds vote.In any event, the adoption of an agenda does not prevent business from being introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted December 12, 2011 at 07:08 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 07:08 PM Once items have been agendized, agenda sent to board members, and meeting isheld. Is it correct that items cannot be added to agenda but they can be dropped?This is a meeting of the board consisting of president, vice president, secretaryand Treasurer.The Agenda is not official until is approved by the assembly. Thus items can be added or dropped prior to the Agenda becoming official. Also, items can be brought up under "New Business" and there are options to "drop" issues quickly - for example to postpone indefinitely (or postpone definitely.)Our organization held an election for officers. The person who lost the election for vicepresident brought up the matter that the person who won the election was noteligible. It was the wording in the membership job description. Others, outside ourchapter, have gotten involved and say the person who lost should be allowed tohold the office. She lost the election because no one wanted her in the position.What say you?Sounds like sour grapes to me. If the other person is ineligible then the person's nomination should not have been accepted. However if no one wants the person who lost to be on the Board then that is more important and then it certainly sounds like sour grapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted December 12, 2011 at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 08:59 PM Sounds like sour grapes to me. If the other person is ineligible then the person's nomination should not have been accepted. However if no one wants the person who lost to be on the Board then that is more important and then it certainly sounds like sour grapes.Sour grapes or not, if an ineligible person has been elected, there may be reason to re-do the election. Several recent threads in the Advanced Forum have been delving into this topic, and the continuing breach that may arise in such a case. There is likely much more to this, especially as regards qualifications of officers, venturing into the bylaws. I'd not be too quick to dismiss this with a bad year off the vine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:07 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:07 PM Our organization held an election for officers. The person who lost the election for vicepresident brought up the matter that the person who won the election was noteligible. It was the wording in the membership job description. Others, outside ourchapter, have gotten involved and say the person who lost should be allowed tohold the office. She lost the election because no one wanted her in the position.What say you?I say that if she came in second she could not possibly have gotten a majority of the votes cast, and therefore is not elected. If the election was improper, then a new election will be required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:12 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:12 PM I'd not be too quick to dismiss this with a bad year off the vine.We should also keep in mind that some people use "eligible" when they mean "qualified", and vice versa (note the reference to a "job description" in the original post). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:22 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:22 PM Another question:Our organization held an election for officers. The person who lost the election for vicepresident brought up the matter that the person who won the election was noteligible. It was the wording in the membership job description. Others, outside ourchapter, have gotten involved and say the person who lost should be allowed tohold the office. She lost the election because no one wanted her in the position.What say you?Thank you so much.You can't win an election by losing it. For a candidate to be elected, he must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:51 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 09:51 PM We should also keep in mind that some people use "eligible" when they mean "qualified", and vice versa (note the reference to a "job description" in the original post).Perhaps Julia can elaborate for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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