Guest Beth Gallagher Posted June 10, 2014 at 07:28 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 at 07:28 PM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted June 10, 2014 at 08:03 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 at 08:03 PM The default position for RONR is it takes a majority vote to adopt a motion. However, if your rules require a higher threshold for that type of motion you would use that higher threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted June 10, 2014 at 08:54 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 at 08:54 PM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted June 10, 2014 at 09:10 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 at 09:10 PM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted June 11, 2014 at 12:58 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 at 12:58 AM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted June 11, 2014 at 02:40 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 at 02:40 AM 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 11, 2014 at 01:30 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 at 01:30 PM The one thing you need to avoid is ending up with an actual motion to do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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