a serious squabble between two board members

[wwdslovene]

A very serious squabble between two directors on our board - the chairs of two different committees (essentially a territorial dispute) devolved into a shouting match at the last monthly board meeting.

One chair /director walked out and then sent an email to the entire board attacking the other chair / director using a number of four-letter words.

The President wants to sit down with the writer of the email with a witness present and hash out the

problem before the next meeting in two weeks. So, my question: is the president the appropriate

person to do this, or should the matter be placed in the hands of a mediator? There is no love

lost between the president and the writer of the offending email. Further, the president and the

person who was the object of the email are good friends.

Obviously our bylaws do not address this matter.

Or do any of you have any suggestion as to the best way tio proceed in this matter?

[Dan Honemann]

A very serious squabble between two directors on our board - the chairs of two different committees (essentially a territorial dispute) devolved into a shouting match at the last monthly board meeting.

One chair /director walked out and then sent an email to the entire board attacking the other chair / director using a number of four-letter words.

The President wants to sit down with the writer of the email with a witness present and hash out the

problem before the next meeting in two weeks. So, my question: is the president the appropriate

person to do this, or should the matter be placed in the hands of a mediator? There is no love

lost between the president and the writer of the offending email. Further, the president and the

person who was the object of the email are good friends.

Obviously our bylaws do not address this matter.

Or do any of you have any suggestion as to the best way tio proceed in this matter?

This is not a question about proper parliamentary procedure.

[Gary Novosielski]

A very serious squabble between two directors on our board - the chairs of two different committees (essentially a territorial dispute) devolved into a shouting match at the last monthly board meeting.

One chair /director walked out and then sent an email to the entire board attacking the other chair / director using a number of four-letter words.

The President wants to sit down with the writer of the email with a witness present and hash out the

problem before the next meeting in two weeks. So, my question: is the president the appropriate

person to do this, or should the matter be placed in the hands of a mediator? There is no love

lost between the president and the writer of the offending email. Further, the president and the

person who was the object of the email are good friends.

Obviously our bylaws do not address this matter.

Or do any of you have any suggestion as to the best way tio proceed in this matter?

The best way to proceed would be to get a presiding officer who knows the rules for decorum and enforces them. If a shouting match broke out at a meeting, it's likely the presiding officer was largely to blame. What happens between meetings is not a parliamentary question.