Guest margaret Posted April 12, 2013 at 07:44 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 at 07:44 PM Our Society bylaws state that a board member must step away from the board for two years after completing 8 years in office. The current Society president has to step away after the AGM in June. However, it appears that she wishes to become an ex officio member of the board. Is it in order for the current board to make a motion now at its regular board meeting, to make the current president an ex officio member of the board, effective after the AGM when she will become past president? Or does this require a change to the bylaws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted April 12, 2013 at 08:12 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 at 08:12 PM Have to change the bylaws for that one.Bylaws specify the board composition - p. 576. An ex-officio member is just as much a member as any (elected, appointed, &c.) other member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted April 12, 2013 at 08:46 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 at 08:46 PM Guest margaret, are you using the term "ex officio" in its strict, standard meaning, or does your organization mean something else by it (which I suspect)? That is, do the bylaws really say that the board may elect a former officer onto the board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted April 12, 2013 at 09:30 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 at 09:30 PM Guest margaret, are you using the term "ex officio" in its strict, standard meaning, or does your organization mean something else by it (which I suspect)? That is, do the bylaws really say that the board may elect a former officer onto the board?I'll answer for Guest margaret. No, the bylaws do not say that the board may elect a former officer onto the board. Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest margaret Posted April 12, 2013 at 10:22 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 at 10:22 PM Thank you for your responses. Perhaps if I explain the situation it may help. The Society bylaws state that "directors are elected to a two year term, provided that no member shall serve as a director more than four consecutive terms following which the member shall be ineligible for re-electiion or appointment as a director for two years."The current president of the board has completed four consecutive terms and according to the bylaws she has to step away from the board for two years. However, she wants to remain on the board and is searching for some way to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted April 12, 2013 at 11:47 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 at 11:47 PM If you want her to remain on the board, change the bylaws to eliminate the term limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 15, 2013 at 04:18 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 at 04:18 PM ...the bylaws she has to step away from the board for two years. However, she wants to remain on the board....Clearly, the only option is to change the bylaws.Well, technically, the other option is that she does not get what she wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted April 15, 2013 at 05:23 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 at 05:23 PM Clearly, the only option is to change the bylaws.Well, technically, the other option is that she does not get what she wants.Almost none of us get all that we want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 15, 2013 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 at 06:07 PM Almost none of us get all that we wantThank goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 15, 2013 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 at 06:09 PM The current president of the board has completed four consecutive terms and according to the bylaws she has to step away from the board for two years. However, she wants to remain on the board and is searching for some way to do this.Short of amending the bylaws, perhaps the next best option is for the Board to invite her to the meetings. She has no right to attend, but could be an invited guest, assuming a majority of the Board wants her there. The Board could even Suspend The Rules to allow her to speak in debate on pending motions, for her input, but would not be allowed to vote. It could be a long two years that way, but it's something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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