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Guest Beth Gallagher

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We are in the process of asking the membership if they want a building that was offered for use as a Club House.  The question is:  Do we need a 2/3 vote or a majority vote?  Do we present this as a motion and then ask for a vote?  The board is going to recommend that we do not go forward due to UBI taxes and additional tax forms filing.

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We are in the process of asking the membership if they want a building that was offered for use as a Club House.  The question is:  Do we need a 2/3 vote or a majority vote?  Do we present this as a motion and then ask for a vote?  The board is going to recommend that we do not go forward due to UBI taxes and additional tax forms filing.

 

Unless this is already a motion that was referred to committee, there is no reason to do anything at all if the recommendation is to do nothing. However, it might make sense to give a report concerning it if people are aware that the board has been considering it. If the membership still wants the building, someone in the membership can make the motion.

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We are in the process of asking the membership if they want a building that was offered for use as a Club House.  The question is:  Do we need a 2/3 vote or a majority vote?  Do we present this as a motion and then ask for a vote?  The board is going to recommend that we do not go forward due to UBI taxes and additional tax forms filing.

 

Unless the By-laws of the organization state differently, only a majority of votes cast is required (anyone abstaining does not count in the final determination by default in RONR as an abstention is not a vote cast.) 

 

The Board can present a report outlining its recommendation not to do anything.  No motion is required unless someone in favour of doing so wishes to make a motion.  Although watch out, the rationale mentioned sounds more like the Board wants to do nothing rather then there being a real reason.

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The Board can present a report outlining its recommendation not to do anything.  No motion is required unless someone in favour of doing so wishes to make a motion.  Although watch out, the rationale mentioned sounds more like the Board wants to do nothing rather then there being a real reason.

 

I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Fish, however, that there's no point in the board making a recommendation to do nothing unless the board is reporting back on a motion which has been referred to it. If the board is considering this issue on its own initiative, it seems simpler and less confusing to make no recommendation rather than making a recommendation to do nothing.

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If the board is considering this issue on its own initiative, it seems simpler and less confusing to make no recommendation rather than making a recommendation to do nothing.

 

It may be that the acquisition of this new building is "in the wind" and the board, anticipating that a motion to acquire it might be made at the next meeting of the general membership, wants to be proactive and advise against it. If it waits until the motion is made it will be too late (since, of course, the board would have to meet to adopt a recommendation).

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