Making a motion about the President

[Guest Ray]

What is the proper procedure to make a motion behind the Presidents back.

We have a parent complaining about him in our sports club and we would like to make a motion that he answer some specific questions.

Thoughts?

Thanks

Ray

[tctheatc]

My thought is if you want to do anything constructive, do it in front of him. It's tough to do it behind his back at a meeting if he's presiding. Also, doing things in a furtive manner as you suggest usually leads to more trouble than the trouble you were trying to solve. Just sayin'...

[Trina]

What is the proper procedure to make a motion behind the Presidents back.

We have a parent complaining about him in our sports club and we would like to make a motion that he answer some specific questions.

Thoughts?

Thanks

Ray

There is no proper way to arrange to make a motion behind someone's back (if the someone is a member of the body which is considering the motion). So, for example, if a meeting will be called to deal with the issue, you can't just skip the President when you send out notice of the meeting -- that would make the business conducted at the meeting null and void.

Now, if the person in question happens to be absent at a meeting, a motion can certainly be made in a member's absence.

Re-reading your original post, if you want the President to answer questions, why on earth would you make a motion to have him answer questions when he isn't there to answer them? Eh... I agree with TC.

[Rev Ed]

Assuming the President will have access to the Minutes of the meeting, then he/she will eventually find out. However, it is better to do it in front of the President, especially if the Board wants the President to answer questions. The best way would probably be through a motion such as: "That the President provide feedback with regards to the letter the Board received on (date)."

[SaintCad]

Would it make a difference if the questions were about his officials duties like not following standing rules while chairing the meeting as opposed to personal issues like he was a jerk to someone in the parking lot. If the first, I would think point of orders and appeals may be the way to go. If the latter, that should not impact the conduct of business unless it is something like playing favorites when recognizing members.