Guest Emilia Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:38 AM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:38 AM The Medical Staff President would like to change the Bylaws to allow the Librarian to vote at our Continuing Medical Education Committee, is there such a rule that does now allow for this change in our Bylaws? It's always been the norm, at least from what I heard from others, that non-physician members do not have voting rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:48 AM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:48 AM Who, or which classes of folks, can vote (or not) in your association, is entirely up to you, collectively. You are free (as far as RONR is concerned) to amend your bylaws accordingly.Just follow the amendment rules found in those bylaws, probably near the end of the document. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:53 AM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:53 AM The Medical Staff President would like to change the Bylaws to allow the Librarian to vote at our Continuing Medical Education Committee, is there such a rule that does now allow for this change in our Bylaws? It's always been the norm, at least from what I heard from others, that non-physician members do not have voting rights.A society is free to adopt any rules it may wish provided that, in the procedure of adopting them, it conforms to parliamentary law or its own existing rules. See RONR (11th ed.), p. 10, ll. 21-25. In other words, as long as you follow the process for amending the bylaws, they can be amended to say anything you want, provided that they do not conflict with a higher governing document, such as a constitution, articles of incorporation, or procedural rules contained in federal, state, or local laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:54 AM The Medical Staff President would like to change the Bylaws to allow the Librarian to vote at our Continuing Medical Education Committee, is there such a rule that does now allow for this change in our Bylaws? It's always been the norm, at least from what I heard from others, that non-physician members do not have voting rights.I'll assume you meant to write "not" and not "now" above.As Dr. Stackpole notes, the process of amending (changing) your bylaws should be found in your bylaws, so follow that. The President almost certainly has no unilateral authority to make any changes. The "norm" as per RONR is in fact that non-members (no matter what their profession) of the body that is meeting have no rights, including the right to vote. What your bylaws say about that matter supersedes RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted July 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM The Medical Staff President would like to change the Bylaws to allow the Librarian to vote at our Continuing Medical Education Committee, is there such a rule that does now allow for this change in our Bylaws? It's always been the norm, at least from what I heard from others, that non-physician members do not have voting rights.I'll assume you meant to write "not" and not "now" above.Why would you assume that? And anyway, it would only matter to the laconic types who like to reply in one word or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 5, 2012 at 01:29 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 01:29 PM Why would you assume that? And anyway, it would only matter to the laconic types who like to reply in one word or less.Tru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted July 5, 2012 at 03:14 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 03:14 PM Why would you assume that?Although either word could fit, it just seems to make better sense to me as "not" than as "now." And anyway, it would only matter to the laconic types who like to reply in one word or less.I've been called many things on this forum, but never laconic. And I'm sure there are some who wish I could limit my replies to one word or less. Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted July 5, 2012 at 03:23 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 at 03:23 PM I've been called many things on this forum, but never laconic.A possibly apocryphal story has it that Dorothy Parker, seated next to him at a dinner, said to him, "Mr. Coolidge, I've made a bet against a fellow who said it was impossible to get more than two words out of you." His famous reply: "You lose."http://en.wikipedia....22Silent_Cal.22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 6, 2012 at 10:50 PM Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 at 10:50 PM Favorite Coolidge quote: "When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted July 8, 2012 at 06:49 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 at 06:49 PM Why would you assume that? And anyway, it would only matter to the laconic types who like to reply in one word or less.Tru.Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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