ILLEGAL VOTE PART 2

[Guest Frank S.]

Chris Harrison,  The Board Chairman is the presiding officer for the GM meetings also.   The Chairman  is required to Publish in our monthly bulletin that we notify ALL members of an upcoming vote. It's not in our by-laws.  Many members didn't attend because they knew  there wouldn't be a vote.

 

PLEASE ADVISE, Thanks, Frank

 

[jstackpo]

You stated:  "The Chairman  is required to Publish...."

 

What is the source of that "requirement"?   

[David A Foulkes]

For future reference, you can and should post follow-ups on the same thread.  You don't have to start a New Topic with each reply.  Just fill in the "Reply to this topic" box below, and click the Post button.

 

Why would you have a meeting where there wasn't going to be a vote on something?  Typically, that's what happens at meetings.  Motions are made, debated, and voted on.  Do you often have meetings where no votes are taken?

[Guest Frank S.]

Thanks for the info regarding replies to topics.  We normally don't  vote on important items such as  expenditures, without the membership being informed prior to a membership or special meeting.

 

It was a  requirement made many years ago.

[David A Foulkes]

It was a  requirement made many years ago.

 

How?

[Guest Frank S.]

By a vote of the membership and included in the by-laws.

[jstackpo]

I'm puzzled.  Your first post said it wasn't in the bylaws.

[Guest Frank S.]

Sorry my mistake It mentions it in the by-laws.

[jstackpo]

Raise a point of order, at your next meeting, to the effect that the "expenditure motion"  --  if it was actually made at the "no-agenda" meeting  --  was adopted improperly and is hence null and void.

 

The membership, if there is an appeal of whatever the chair rules, will make the ultimate decision.

[Guest Frank S.]

What did you mean by a "no-agenda" meeting?    The vote was a non-expenditure item.   It actually was an addition to the pool rules.  Just need an opinion stating the vote was illegal and should be nuil and void.  Thank you.

[Josh Martin]

It actually was an addition to the pool rules. Just need an opinion stating the vote was illegal and should be nuil and void.

 

If it indeed correct that your bylaws provide that notice of the motion must be published in the monthly bulletin and this was not done, the motion is null and void.

 

I'm a little fuzzy on what exactly your bylaws say on this subject since your posts seem inconsistent. In your first post you say that "The Chairman is required to Publish in our monthly bulletin that we notify ALL members of an upcoming vote. It's not in our by-laws." You later say that "We normally don't vote on important items such as expenditures, without the membership being informed prior to a membership or special meeting." Then you say that the earlier rule you mentioned is, in fact, in the bylaws. So it seems unclear whether this rule is in the bylaws and, if so, what exactly the rule applies to.