Guest JOE SLOVOBICH Posted June 5, 2014 at 05:23 PM Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 at 05:23 PM We have a seven person board of directors. If it happens that one (or more) directors are not present and the result is no longer an odd number, it is required that a director MUST not vote due to "lack of sufficient member voting authority"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted June 5, 2014 at 05:37 PM Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 at 05:37 PM Odd / Even number of members (or members present) makes no difference as long as you have a quorum of members present. Where did that "lack of..." quotation come from? It isn't in RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 5, 2014 at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 at 05:58 PM We have a seven person board of directors. If it happens that one (or more) directors are not present and the result is no longer an odd number, it is required that a director MUST not vote due to "lack of sufficient member voting authority"?Nope. As long as you have a quorum, everybody present gets to vote. This "odd number" business is a myth. A persistent one, but no less mythical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JOE SLOVOBICH Posted June 5, 2014 at 06:54 PM Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 at 06:54 PM The "due to lack of sufficient member voting authority" is extracted directly from the minutes of the last meeting. When the secretary was questioned, the reply indicated that, as in the GEICO commercial l"everybody knows that." As with many aspects of interpersonal relationships, having correct and supported information will still require the $4 to get you a cup of coffee. Thanks for the prompt replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted June 5, 2014 at 07:04 PM Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 at 07:04 PM You could try logic (if you think it would work...) Say all seven members are present, but one member for good and proper reasons doesn't, or perhaps legally can't, vote on an issue. So you are down to 6 voters, an even number. Does your secretary claim that another board member now must be denied the right to vote? Which one? How do you pick him/her? Enjoy your coffee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted June 5, 2014 at 09:33 PM Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 at 09:33 PM "everybody knows that."It's amazing how many things that "everybody knows" turn out to be false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Ralph Posted June 6, 2014 at 06:17 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 at 06:17 AM The "due to lack of sufficient member voting authority" is extracted directly from the minutes of the last meeting. When the secretary was questioned, the reply indicated that, as in the GEICO commercial l"everybody knows that." As with many aspects of interpersonal relationships, having correct and supported information will still require the $4 to get you a cup of coffee. Thanks for the prompt repliesSounds to me like the secretary's making stuff up. Ask to be shown the specific rule in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.