Guest Ialeen Posted February 4, 2013 at 08:40 PM Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 at 08:40 PM A commission in our municipality is normally made up of nine members. At the present time, there are two vacancies on this commission, leaving the membership at seven.What constitutes a quorum....would it be a majority (50% + 1) of the nine members(or a minimum of 5 members present) , or would it be a majority (50% + 1) of the seven members (or a minimum of 4 members present)?Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted February 4, 2013 at 08:44 PM Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 at 08:44 PM The quorum should be defined in your governing documents. If not, RONR will tell you it is a majority (more than half, which is not the same as 50%+1) of the members, not the positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMargaret Posted February 4, 2013 at 09:12 PM Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 at 09:12 PM For more of a "what is a majority", also see:http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#4It is not 50%+1, or 51% - it is more than half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 4, 2013 at 11:26 PM Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 at 11:26 PM A commission in our municipality is normally made up of nine members. At the present time, there are two vacancies on this commission, leaving the membership at seven.What constitutes a quorum....would it be a majority (50% + 1) of the nine members(or a minimum of 5 members present) , or would it be a majority (50% + 1) of the seven members (or a minimum of 4 members present)?Thank youYou'll need to check your own rules for the quorum requirement, but in any case, if you have two vacancies, you do not have nine members. You have seven members and two empty seats. "Members" are living breathing people. Vacant offices are not people.So if your quorum rules say you need a majority of members, you can figure accordingly. But again, you'll need to check the exact language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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