Guest Gary Posted July 8, 2014 at 10:50 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 at 10:50 PM Can you make a motion to remove a life member of a fire company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted July 8, 2014 at 11:06 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 at 11:06 PM I suppose so. But if the motion is adopted you may have to kill him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted July 8, 2014 at 11:07 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 at 11:07 PM Sounds homicidal, but you will have to look in your bylaws for the details about"life membership" to see if there is any non-lethal way to do what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Posted July 9, 2014 at 12:06 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 at 12:06 AM Nothing in bylaws about protecting there status. Thanks for input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 9, 2014 at 02:22 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 at 02:22 AM Can you make a motion to remove a life member of a fire company?How did this person become a life member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:00 PM Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:00 PM We have quota's to meet to become a life member. Make so many fire calls and trainings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:08 PM Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:08 PM Nothing in bylaws about protecting there status. Thanks for input. Well, more to the point, is there anything in the bylaws about removing that status? The bylaws must say something about that status, or it would not exist. If they provide conditions for life membership, and those conditions continue to exist (inlcuding, presumably "life"), then I don't think they would need language protecting it. I'm pretty sure most people would think that bestowing life membership status means that a person would maintain that status for life, unless the bylaws said otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:28 PM Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:28 PM Nothing in bylaws about protecting their status. Well, if their status depends on being alive, there are laws that protect that status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:39 PM Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 at 11:39 PM We have quotas to meet to become a life member. Make so many fire calls and trainings. I suppose you could amend the rules to, for example, increase the number of fire calls required for life membership and this person might no longer qualify. But that sounds like a pretty cheesy thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted July 14, 2014 at 02:14 PM Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 at 02:14 PM I think the answer is clearly "No." If the individual has met the requirements at the time of his promotion to "life member" you cannot apply new requirements to him. The only way out I can see is if you can find fraud--e.g., the number of fire calls or trainings was actually less than that required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted July 14, 2014 at 03:36 PM Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 at 03:36 PM Thnings might be a little clearer if Guest Gary would tell us the 'why' for trying to remove this life member (assuming this is not a hypothetical question). I certainly agree that revoking life member status is probably not valid if the requirements for this membership class have been met, but if this is a question about removal from membership for disciplinary reasons, I don't see why life membership would necessarily provide immunity from such action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 14, 2014 at 04:04 PM Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 at 04:04 PM Thnings might be a little clearer if Guest Gary would tell us the 'why' for trying to remove this life member (assuming this is not a hypothetical question). I certainly agree that revoking life member status is probably not valid if the requirements for this membership class have been met, but if this is a question about removal from membership for disciplinary reasons, I don't see why life membership would necessarily provide immunity from such action. I agree with that. Absent any special rules, I would think that a life member could be expelled from membership using the same disciplinary criteria as ordinary members, who are afforded certain due process rights under RONR, if not under the bylaws. Typically, you can't just throw one out on an ordinary main motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Posted July 15, 2014 at 07:28 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 07:28 PM There are no rules about maintaining life membership. Once you are a life member, your a life member for life. This person has done nothing in 10 months as a member but works as a part time employee and is a chairperson on a committee and has caused nothing but problems. Some of the members want him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:03 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:03 PM If the person has caused problems as a Chairman, then he can be replaced as a Chairman but the individual/group who appointed him to begin with. If he is causing a problem as an employee, then the issue is one of employment law and a lawyer needs to be contacted with regards to termination of his employment. If there are issues at general membership meetings, the organization could censure him or order him removed from the meeting if he creates issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:30 PM Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 at 08:30 PM Can you make a motion to remove a life member of a fire company? Once you are a life member, your a life member for life. You seem to have answered your own question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karen R. Posted May 24, 2018 at 02:11 AM Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 at 02:11 AM We have a Life Member who paid $100.00 about years ago to become a life member of our organization. This person has openly spread misinformation and damaged the reputation of our organization. According to our Bylaws this person as just a regular member would be under disciplinary review for many charges and could be suspended or expelled. Our Bylaws do not address nor make an exception for a life member. Can we legally hold a disciplinary hearing and remove this person from our membership rolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted May 24, 2018 at 02:26 AM Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 at 02:26 AM Please post as a new topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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