resigned treasurer attending budget meeting to assist in training new treasurer,

[Guest bill]

We are having a budget meeting with 3 new board members, none of which have been on the board before and 3 returning members. One of the returning members will be replacing our old treasurer of 6 years. The retired treasurer has offered to attend the budget meeting to help train the new treasurer and to walk the new members through the budget process. Can this non board member attend the budget meeting?

[jstackpo]

Yes, if the committee members don't object. Majority decision one way or another -- to invite him or exclude him.

[Guest 4Jaf9x]

The new president wants all the board (6) in attendance and does not want the past treasurer there but the 3 returning members do.

[jstackpo]

Is the president a member of the board, perhaps ex officio?

As long as a quorum (presumably 4) members are present, what counts is the majority choice of those voting.

[Guest L8C3ZK]

Yes, a member of the board. For the past several years there have only been a few of the board that have sat in on a budget meeting. Never the entire board. So we could ask for a motion to accept that the retired treasurer, who is now not longer on the board attend the budget meeting?

[Rev Ed]

Whatever the majority wants - unles the President has the specific right to overrule a majority vote as determined by what powers the By-laws give the President (and the By-laws should not give the President the right to veto a decision of the Board.)

[jstackpo]

Sure, but you don't "ask for" the motion. You MAKE it. "I move that the retired treasurer..."

[Gary Novosielski]

The new president wants all the board (6) in attendance and does not want the past treasurer there but the 3 returning members do.

Well, majority rules.

If the president tries to exclude the past treasurer, someone should raise a point of order that he has no such power. If he wants to exclude a guest that some people want, he'll need a majority vote to do it. (Better to phrase it a motion to exclude, if you want the person allowed in. That way a tie fails to exclude.)