Guest Woodman Posted January 31, 2012 at 03:03 AM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 03:03 AM If all bylaw requirements for noticing a meeting are not met, may the meeting be held? If the meeting is held, is it valid and are the decisions made valid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted January 31, 2012 at 03:33 AM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 03:33 AM If all bylaw requirements for noticing a meeting are not met, may the meeting be held? If the meeting is held, is it valid and are the decisions made valid?If required notice for a meeting is not met, the meeting is not valid. Is this a special meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Woodman Posted January 31, 2012 at 09:10 AM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 09:10 AM It is an Annual meeting for the entire organization that does not have a date certain but requires each member whose email address is known to the Secretary to be notified of the meeting 30 days in advance by email to each such member AND requires the notification to be placed in the organization's section of the prior month's Alumni magazine (e.g., to cover those who don't have emails known to the Secretary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Woodman Posted January 31, 2012 at 09:24 AM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 09:24 AM Tim: Thank you for the posting. Is there a reference? I couldn't find it in the 11th Edition of Robert's when I checked prior to posting the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted January 31, 2012 at 10:44 AM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 10:44 AM I'm not seeing a specific reference to notification of the date of an annual meeting, either.P. 4, lines 27 - 29 doesn't specify annual meeting, but I don't think it needs to I think that p. 89, lines 16 - 18, applies, although it's in the subsection about regular meetings.(Still not Tim) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted January 31, 2012 at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 01:16 PM I'm not seeing a specific reference to notification of the date of an annual meeting, either.P. 4, lines 27 - 29 doesn't specify annual meeting, but I don't think it needs to I think that p. 89, lines 16 - 18, applies, although it's in the subsection about regular meetings.(Still not Tim)In this case it is the bylaws, according to the original poster, that are requiring notice. However, in such a situation, even without a specific bylaw provision covering the topic, RONR (11th ed.), p. 89, ll. 10-15 would apply. Note that an annual meeting IS a regular meeting. See p. 576, ll. 1-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted January 31, 2012 at 02:23 PM Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 at 02:23 PM I'm not seeing a specific reference to notification of the date of an annual meeting, either.P. 4, lines 27 - 29 doesn't specify annual meeting, but I don't think it needs to I think that p. 89, lines 16 - 18, applies, although it's in the subsection about regular meetings.(Still not Tim)Even if it doesn't apply Gary, what difference does it make? It's their rule which protects absentees IMO....and its violation is a fatal flaw. RONR, p.251 e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James W. Johnson Posted February 2, 2012 at 04:16 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 at 04:16 PM In our Bylaws, under FIXING OF RECORD DATE, that date was "not less than ten days prior to the date" of the election. On the night of the annual election, 38 people of 88 members were allowed to pay dues and vote. Doesn't this violate the bylaws? Does RRO address FIXING OF RECORD DATE?Thank you... j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted February 2, 2012 at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 at 04:26 PM In our Bylaws, under FIXING OF RECORD DATE, that date was "not less than ten days prior to the date" of the election. On the night of the annual election, 38 people of 88 members were allowed to pay dues and vote. Doesn't this violate the bylaws? Does RRO address FIXING OF RECORD DATE?Thank you... jIf your bylaws use this term, hopefully they define the term (either explicitly, or by context). RONR doesn't say anything about 'fixing of record date.'Also, for future reference, it's best to ask a new question as a new topic (i.e. start your own thread), rather than appending to an existing -- and largely unrelated -- question.As far as RONR is concerned, members are members, and immediately have the rights of membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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