Guest Trisha Posted April 30, 2012 at 03:30 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 at 03:30 PM Our organization is having a tough time getting anyone to serve as President because of the amount of work and responsibility involved. We were wondering if an organization can have Co-Presidents? That way the workload could be split. Thank you for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 30, 2012 at 03:34 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 at 03:34 PM Yes, but only if your bylaws say you have them. If not, you would need to amend the bylaws to define the Co-president office, including all the details of the office.But --- it sounds like what you really need to do is try to change the "amount of work and responsibility involved" in being President. Perhaps some (many) of the duties could be re-assigned, even creating a new position for someone to take them on. Changing to Co-presidents could easily create more problems than you're trying to solve, problems you won't anticipate until after the fact, and possibly resulting in more bylaw amendments. Be careful what you wish for. You might get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted April 30, 2012 at 07:27 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 at 07:27 PM See if some of the work of the President could be done (or assisted with) by the Vice-President(s) or other officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted April 30, 2012 at 10:30 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 at 10:30 PM Our organization is having a tough time getting anyone to serve as President because of the amount of work and responsibility involved.Well, the only responsibility that RONR imposes on the president is, not surprisingly, to preside at meetings. Apparently, perhaps over time and no doubt without malicious intent, your organization has increased this burden. Perhaps, at one time, you had a president who had the time and inclination to "do it all", thereby setting an unwelcome precedent for subsequent presidents. As already suggested, there are many ways to share the load. Creating "co-presidents" isn't one of the better ones.Perhaps your organization would benefit from having an Executive Director. Why not contact similar organizations and see how they handle things. There's no need, after all, to reinvent the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:48 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:48 AM Our organization is having a tough time getting anyone to serve as President because of the amount of work and responsibility involved. We were wondering if an organization can have Co-Presidents? That way the workload could be split.RONR prohibits co-anythings unless explicitly authorized in your bylaws, and goes on to recommend pretty strongly against the practice. Organizations often find that attempting to share the responsibility for a position means that nobody is responsible, and the buck never stops anyplace.But aside from the basic duties of a president outlined in RONR (i.e., presiding) there's nothing to prohibit you from sharing the workload however you like, and among as many people as you like. The president (or the membership) can certainly delegate various jobs to anyone who is willing to help. Just remember that authority can be delegated, but responsibility cannot.Now, is there some language in your bylaws that you believe would prevent you from taking some workload off the president? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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