Guest Bjadane Posted January 23, 2013 at 06:53 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 at 06:53 PM I am on the Board of a New York State Not-for Profit. The By-Laws do not specify that the corporation must use any form of Parliamentary authority. The organization is experiencing problems with disruptions, vulgarity and personal attacks. Is there an overriding state requirement that a not for profit corporation can impose parliamentary procedures of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted January 23, 2013 at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 at 06:57 PM Legal questions are beyond this forum's scope. I would recommend you ask a lawyer who is familiar with NY law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted January 23, 2013 at 07:09 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 at 07:09 PM The organization is experiencing problems with disruptions, vulgarity and personal attacks.RONR can't force people to behave themselves. What you need is an effective presiding officer who has the support of a majority of the members. A copy of RONR In Brief will get you on the right track.Further, your not-for-profit status is most likely an IRS designation and should have absolutely no effect on your adoption of RONR as your parliamentary authority. The same goes for your status as a New York State corporation. So check with an attorney, as advised, but don't expect to be told you can't adopt RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted January 23, 2013 at 09:22 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 at 09:22 PM Outside of RONR and parliamentary authority, perhaps the standards of recruiting board members might include those who are not disruptive, vulgar and do not sink to personal attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 24, 2013 at 12:10 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 at 12:10 AM I am on the Board of a New York State Not-for Profit. The By-Laws do not specify that the corporation must use any form of Parliamentary authority. The organization is experiencing problems with disruptions, vulgarity and personal attacks. Is there an overriding state requirement that a not for profit corporation can impose parliamentary procedures of some kind?Questions about the laws of New York State are beyond the scope of this forum and should be addressed to a lawyer.I will say, however, that so far as the common parliamentary law is concerned, the organization is free to adopt a parliamentary authority, and you can look at this page for more information on how to adopt RONR, which would be my recommendation. Additionally, a deliberative assembly that has not adopted any parliamentary authority is understood to follow the common parliamentary law, and in such circumstances a recognized parliamentary authority (such as RONR) can be cited as persuasive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted January 24, 2013 at 01:58 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 at 01:58 AM Thank you to everyone who responded. Your thoughts and suggestions are very much appreciated. Bjadane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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