Guest Guest Posted March 28, 2012 at 08:18 PM Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 at 08:18 PM Our Board has 12 Trustees and we have received 8 letters requesting the removal of a Trustee because of continued rude, sarcastic and demeaning behavior and the Executive Committee has previously issued a formal warning. In every meeting he is given verbal warnings again and to no avail. Our bylaws state that we need 2/3 vote at a regular or special Board meeting to remove him. I have two questions.(1) Since our moderator is not allowed to vote, would 7 votes be sufficient to meet 2/3 of the 11 voting? (2) I am not sure the best way to call the special meeting. Can we do it without telling everyone the reason why? We would like to cause as little chaos as possible but this guy is a bit of a loose cannon.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted March 28, 2012 at 08:35 PM Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 at 08:35 PM Since our moderator is not allowed to vote....Why do you say this? Is it in the rules somewhere?(1) Since our moderator is not allowed to vote, would 7 votes be sufficient to meet 2/3 of the 11 voting?Not if all 11 members vote. A 2/3 vote means at least 2/3 of the votes cast. If 11 members vote, 2/3 of 11 is 7.3333333, so you need at least that many votes. You can pretty much assume that means 8 votes. Of course, if some members abstain or are absent, the math works out differently.(2) I am not sure the best way to call the special meeting. Can we do it without telling everyone the reason why? We would like to cause as little chaos as possible but this guy is a bit of a loose cannon.First of all, do your bylaws authorize special meetings? If they don't, you can't have them.Second, the call notice of the special meeting must include the "purpose of the meeting, clearly and specifically describing the subject matter of the motions or items of busines to be brought up." (RONR 11th Ed., p. 91 ll. 31-34) Notice must also be sent to all members that will meet, in your case apparently the board, including Mr. Boisterous.Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 30, 2012 at 01:14 AM Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 at 01:14 AM The Executive Committee of our Board of Trustees received 8 letters of complaint with requests to remove this Trustee. He has been given both formal and verbal warnings in the past. The Executive Committee sent a letter to the Board, calling a special meeting for the removal of the Trustee based on the letters from 8 of 12 Trustees. All of this done according to our Bylaws. Now the individual is requesting the 8 letters. Since they were addressed to the Executive Committee, we certainly cannot send them without the permission of those who sent them but are we required to send them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 30, 2012 at 01:29 AM Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 at 01:29 AM The Executive Committee of our Board of Trustees received 8 letters of complaint with requests to remove this Trustee. He has been given both formal and verbal warnings in the past. The Executive Committee sent a letter to the Board, calling a special meeting for the removal of the Trustee based on the letters from 8 of 12 Trustees. All of this done according to our Bylaws. Now the individual is requesting the 8 letters. Since they were addressed to the Executive Committee, we certainly cannot send them without the permission of those who sent them but are we required to send them?Nothing in RONR would require it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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