Guest Buena W. Reese Posted October 2, 2012 at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 at 08:25 PM Does the 2/3 rule of attendance still hold true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 2, 2012 at 08:28 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 at 08:28 PM Since it doesn't exist in RONR, I'd say, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted October 2, 2012 at 08:39 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 at 08:39 PM Since your topic title is "Quorum", are you referring to something in your bylaws that states the quorum is 2/3 of the membership? Is there a reason why you think this rule (which I suspect was once in place in your organization) would no longer apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 2, 2012 at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 at 11:05 PM Since your topic title is "Quorum", are you referring to something in your bylaws that states the quorum is 2/3 of the membership? Is there a reason why you think this rule (which I suspect was once in place in your organization) would no longer apply?If not that, who knows what? It's just not in RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted October 3, 2012 at 11:12 AM Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 at 11:12 AM If not that, who knows what? It's just not in RONR.So what? That hardly means the rule doesn't still "hold true". I think it's fair to say only Buena knows what she's talking about at this point. I'm just trying to find out what that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_2120 Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:10 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:10 PM Can a quorum of a Board of Directors meet in secret without letting the rest of the Board members know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:14 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:14 PM Can a quorum of a Board of Directors meet in secret without letting the rest of the Board members know?Well, they can get together but it won't be a proper meeting of the board so no board business can properly be conducted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_2120 Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:21 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:21 PM Is there a link to where this would be written down in Roberts Rules? I have been searching but unable to find. We are trying to find out if they must notify the entire Board prior to holding such a meeting. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:40 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:40 PM Is there a link to where this would be written down in Roberts Rules? I have been searching but unable to find. We are trying to find out if they must notify the entire Board prior to holding such a meeting. Thank you!Two strong references (and please read them in their entirety in the book):p. 482 ll. 25-26: "A society has no executive board, nor can its officers act as a board, except as the bylaws may provide;....."p. 486 l. 33: "In any case, a board can transact business only in a regular or properly called meeting of which every board member has been notified......." (emphasis added) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:54 PM ...I would also point you to RONR p. 3 ll. 1-9 and p. 644 ll. 24-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted October 4, 2012 at 05:52 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 05:52 PM Is there a link to where this would be written down in Roberts Rules? I have been searching but unable to find. We are trying to find out if they must notify the entire Board prior to holding such a meeting. Thank you!A subset of members can indeed plan to get together, and they can indeed gossip/talk/plan/scheme secretly, without telling everyone else on the Board what they are up to. However, although this may be a 'meeting' in a colloquial sense, it is NOT a meeting in the RONR sense. No business can be conducted on behalf of the body or on behalf of the organization.Some entities (public bodies) may be subject to 'sunshine' laws -- in that case, even the informal get-together of a subset of members may be deemed improper. RONR itself, however, has no rules against such gatherings.N.B. I am not disagreeing at all with the comments of Edgar, David, or Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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