Guest Mario Posted February 18, 2013 at 06:48 PM Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 at 06:48 PM At our last meeting, a letter of resignation was read off that one of our members was resigning from our organization. The assembly voted to accepted this letter. It was later found out that the letter of resignation was not written by this member, it was also found out that the letter of resignation that was read off was not signed by the member, just type written.. What is the guidelines please in robert's rules on this, being that the resignation letter was fake and forged (by someone unknown) that was acted upon by the assembly on our last meeting. What guidelines are there for the assembly to do either in between meetings or at its next meeting when it learns that the letter was fake and forged.. Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted February 18, 2013 at 07:53 PM Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 at 07:53 PM A resignation is a voluntary act. If the member did not make it, it is null and void. I cannot resign Mario (or Benedict XVI). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 18, 2013 at 08:47 PM Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 at 08:47 PM If the member did not make it, it is null and void.I believe the question is, what to do about it. Nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted February 18, 2013 at 11:24 PM Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 at 11:24 PM I believe the question is, what to do about it. Nothing?Simply ruling it null and void would be sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 19, 2013 at 01:15 AM Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 at 01:15 AM What is the guidelines please in robert's rules on this, being that the resignation letter was fake and forged (by someone unknown) that was acted upon by the assembly on our last meeting.The resignation and the acceptance of the resignation are null and void.What guidelines are there for the assembly to do either in between meetings or at its next meeting when it learns that the letter was fake and forged.. Thank you!!!The assembly can't act between meetings. At its next meeting, a member can raise a Point of Order that the resignation letter was not written by the member in question and that the resignation is null and void. The chair can also rule on this at his own initiative.Perhaps the assembly should also appoint a committee to see if it can find out who is behind this. If you can find the culprit, disciplinary action may be appropriate.I believe the question is, what to do about it. Nothing?That would be appropriate if they'd caught it earlier, but it seems that the assembly has already acted on the resignation. So they'll need to do something about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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