Guest Darrell Smith Posted July 19, 2012 at 03:26 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 at 03:26 AM Our board of directors has voted to ask the president to remove himself from office. Pending his appeal, is he still president and able to call and chair meetings, etc.? Or does the VP assume his duties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted July 19, 2012 at 06:22 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 at 06:22 AM You "asked" him to resign and he, in effect I guess, said "No."That ends it right there. What is he "appealing"?Does the board have the authority (it would be in the bylaws) to actually remove him from office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted July 19, 2012 at 06:36 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 at 06:36 AM Ordinarily, if you ask him to step down, that is a request, and he is no more obliged to step down than if the board votes to ask me for the keys to my silver Porsche. However, Guest Smith's reference to the president's appeal suggests that, in this instance, probably due to this organization's particular rules, the board's request is weightier than an ordinary request.There is no rule in RONR that would compel the president to remove himself from office in response to a request, from anyone. If a motion were pending, that would be somewhat different: "Whenever a motion is made that refers only to the presiding officer ... or that commends or censures him with others, he should turn the chair over to the vice-president ... during the assembly's consideration of that motion(p. 451)." Note that this has only to do with presiding, not resigning; and he vacates the chair only for the duration of the consideration of a motion that, intrinsically, he cannot be impartial about. In this case, there is no motion pending.So what's this about an appeal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted July 19, 2012 at 06:37 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 at 06:37 AM Type slower at 2 AM, Stackpole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted July 19, 2012 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 at 03:26 PM The Board can ask the President to resign, but he can say no and that's the end of it. However, if the Board has the power to remove an Officer then they should have done that.Do the By-laws state anything about removing an Officer or director? If so, the Board should sollow those steps. Otherwise, read Chapter XX of RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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