J H Smith Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:01 AM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:01 AM Does RONR 11th Edition speak to the above Topic Title? Please specify the location in the 11th Edition. Thank you.One of our Secretary responsibilities in te Bylaws states she is to give a copy of the Meeting Minutes to a Member upon written request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:04 AM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:04 AM Does RONR 11th Edition speak to the above Topic Title?No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMargaret Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:59 AM Is the question actually "in our bylaws, it states that the secretary is to give a copy of the meeting minutes to a member upon written request. However, our secretary refuses to give a copy to those who email, as she says these requests must be hand written. Is she correct?" Principles of interpretation start on page 588 of RONR. I would venture an opinion that "written", in your bylaws, is meant to be distinct from "verbal", but that will be an interpretation left to your members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted September 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM I would venture an opinion that "written", in your bylaws, is meant to be distinct from "verbal"Well, perhaps meant to be distinguished from "oral". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted September 6, 2012 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 03:05 PM (This looks like a question posted the other day on the bylaws forum, to which I responded. Not pushing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 6, 2012 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 07:05 PM (This looks like a question posted the other day on the bylaws forum, to which I responded. Not pushing.)There is no other forum but this one, and I bet if there were, it doesn't pay the whopping $4.50 per hour you rake in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 6, 2012 at 07:34 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 07:34 PM .... it doesn't pay the whopping $4.50 per hour you rake in here.Sure don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 6, 2012 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 08:34 PM Does RONR 11th Edition speak to the above Topic Title? Please specify the location in the 11th Edition. Thank you.One of our Secretary responsibilities in te Bylaws states she is to give a copy of the Meeting Minutes to a Member upon written request.No.But it does say:A group that attempts to conduct the deliberative process in writing—such as by postal mail, electronic mail (e-mail), or facsimile transmission (fax)—does not constitute a deliberative assembly....which suggests that RONR considers e- mail to be a form of "writing". I think it would also be ludicrous to suggest that a printed/typewritten letter would not be considered "written" because it wasn't done by hand.Get a new Secretary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted September 6, 2012 at 10:46 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 at 10:46 PM Get a new Secretary.+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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