taffy571 Posted November 26, 2012 at 06:01 AM Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 at 06:01 AM Hello,We are at campground.At our last budget meeting, we the board were asked to disclose the employee saleries to the membership. Do we have to or are they confidential.Taffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted November 26, 2012 at 01:00 PM Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 at 01:00 PM RONR doesn't deal with this sort of employee/employer question. Are you an incorporated association? Ask a lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted November 26, 2012 at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 at 02:18 PM Do we have to or are they confidential.Ask the board to show you the rule that says it can't disclose campground information to campground members. In other words, ask the board to show you the rule that says only the board gets to see this information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 26, 2012 at 05:23 PM Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 at 05:23 PM I would say that since the pay rates are records of the society, and especially because the members are presumably paying these people, then the records should be open to inspection by any member.Come to think of it, who decides how much these folks get paid? Don't the members have control of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 27, 2012 at 12:52 AM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 12:52 AM We are at campground.At our last budget meeting, we the board were asked to disclose the employee saleries to the membership. Do we have to or are they confidential.So far as RONR is concerned, the board is not required to answer the question from an individual member nor is it prohibited from doing so. The membership could adopt a motion ordering the board to disclose the information by majority vote.I would also strongly suggest consulting a lawyer, as it is quite possible there are legal considerations involved, which are beyond the scope of this forum.I would say that since the pay rates are records of the society, and especially because the members are presumably paying these people, then the records should be open to inspection by any member.I don't agree that RONR provides that the financial records (in their entirety) shall be subject to inspection by any member. The members have a right to inspect the minutes of the assembly, the rules of the society, and the reports of officers and committees (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 459, lines 4-5, 13-17, pg. 460, lines 6-26). It does not seem that the records in question fall into one of these categories. Thus, whether the members have access is governed by applicable law, the rules of the society, and any instructions the society has imposed on the board. In the absence of any of the above, it is at the board's discretion whether to release the information.Come to think of it, who decides how much these folks get paid? Don't the members have control of that?This may be the province of the board or Executive Director (or equivalent). See RONR, 11th ed., pg. 464, lines 26-29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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