Meeting order, officer elections

[Guest SnipFranks]

A new board has been elected by the general membership. At the first meeting, the board will elect officers from amongst themselves. At what point in the meeting should this happen? After previous meeting minutes have been approved but before officer reports? After officer reports and during new business?

[jstackpo]

RONR suggests (using the word "may") scheduling elections as a Special Order - p. 357 - which puts it after officers and committee reports (p. 353) and before "New Business". 

[Gary Novosielski]

That citation would seem more applicable to a meeting such as the AGM where elections of officers by the membership are done--in this situation, that would be the election of the board by the general membership.

 

The board meeting (reorganization meeting) that follows, at which the officers of the board are elected, would begin without any presiding officer.   It therefore seems proper to me that at least the president should be elected at the very outset of the meeting, not unlike a meeting called to order when the president and vice president are absent (in effect, they are, as they have not yet been elected).

[Edgar Guest]

The board meeting (reorganization meeting) that follows, at which the officers of the board are elected, would begin without any presiding officer. 

 

Unless the previous (and current?) chairman of the board retained his seat (i.e. either his term hadn't expired or he was re-elected)?

[g40]

I am a Board member and officer of an organization like this. Board members serve three year, staggered terms and officers are elected for one year terms and until successors are elected. Our Bylaws require that an organizational meeting be held within 7 days of the membership meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Unless we have a regular, monthly Board meeting scheduled within that 7 day requirement, we have a Board meeting right after the membership meeting and, normally, the only things done are election of officers and appointments to Committees. We do not even approve minutes of the last Board meeting. These minutes and the minutes of this organizational meeting are approved at the next monthly board meeting.