Guest Shawn Vena Posted November 27, 2012 at 08:39 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 08:39 PM If you pay dues for membership does this make your meetings closed to the public. Since now you are a club with dues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted November 27, 2012 at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 08:53 PM If you pay dues for membership does this make your meetings closed to the public. Since now you are a club with dues?As far as RONR is concerned, no meetings are necessarily open to "the public", dues or not. Only members have a right to attend meetings, dues or no dues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted November 27, 2012 at 09:34 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 09:34 PM No.... but any meeting (unless it is under some sunshine laws -- ask a lawyer if this is a possibility) is "closed to the public" - i.e., to non-members. Dues doesn't change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted November 27, 2012 at 09:35 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 09:35 PM Or should that be "dues don't change that"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted November 27, 2012 at 10:57 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 10:57 PM Or should that be "dues don't change that"?I'd go with "paying dues doesn't change that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted November 27, 2012 at 11:09 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 at 11:09 PM If one person pays his/her annual "fee for membership" has he not paid his due? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 28, 2012 at 12:01 AM Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 at 12:01 AM If you pay dues for membership does this make your meetings closed to the public. Since now you are a club with dues?So far as RONR is concerned, it is entirely up to the assembly whether non-members may attend its meetings, regardless of whether there are dues involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 1, 2012 at 10:00 PM Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 at 10:00 PM If you pay dues for membership does this make your meetings closed to the public. Since now you are a club with dues?No, just being a private society does that. Dues don't matter.Meetings are open to the public only if your bylaws, or state law or other applicable regulation says so, or if the assembly decides (by majority vote) to invite the public in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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