motions

[Guest gerald]

Is there a Motion to expel the presiding officer?

[Richard Brown]

Yes, there are several ways, but we need more information. It depends on several factors. 

 

Are you referring to the President, or just to the person presiding at a meeting?   If you are referring to the president, exactly what do your bylaws say about the length of his term of office?   All of that makes a difference. For example, if the object is to remove him from office, we need to know whether he serves a fixed term, such as "one year" or whether there is a qualifier, such as "one year and until his successor is elected" or "one year or until his successor is elected".   Each variation has significance. 

 

It would also help if you tell us whether you want to expel him from membership or just remove him from office. 

 

We can't really give you a good answer without more information.

[Rev Ed]

It would also help if you tell us whether you want to expel him from membership or just remove him from office. 

 

We can't really give you a good answer without more information.

 

Or do you just want to remove him/her from office for one meeting?

[Edgar Guest]

Is there a Motion to expel the presiding officer?

 

See FAQ #20.

[mikalac]

Is there a Motion to expel the presiding officer?

We can't use the Robertian route. Below is how our bylaws allows any Board member to be removed.

4.05 Removal of Members of the Board.  At any duly held special meeting of the Owners, any one or more Directors may be removed with or without cause by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all Members present and entitled to vote. A quorum for this purpose shall be fifty-one (51%) percent of the Members entitled to vote present and a successor may then and there be appointed by a majority of the remaining Directors to fill the vacancy thus created. Each person so appointed shall be a Director for the remainder of the term of the Director whose term he is filling and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Any Director whose removal has been proposed shall be given an opportunity on at least ten (10) days prior written notice to be heard at the meeting. In the event that all of the Directors are removed, successors shall be elected by the Owners in the manner set forth in Section 4.03 herein to fill the vacancies thus created. 

[Guest Edgar]

Is there a Motion to expel the presiding officer?

 

We can't use the Robertian route.

 

Are Guest gerald and Mr. Mikalac talking about the same organization? And the same officer?

[Richard Brown]

Are Guest gerald and Mr. Mikalac talking about the same organization? And the same officer?

 

And are we talking about removing a director from the board or removing the president from the presidency?  Or both?   We seem to have gone from talking about "expelling"  the president to removing a director.  Is it possible to be a bit more precise about exactly what it is Guest gerald and/or Mr. Mikalac want to accomplish?

[Guest Edgar]

We seem to have gone from talking about "expelling"  the president to removing a director. 

 

And, actually, we were only talking about expelling "the presiding officer" who, as you initially noted, may or may not be "the president".

[Bruce Lages]

Are Guest gerald and Mr. Mikalac talking about the same organization? And the same officer?

 

If they are not talking about the same organization, then Mr. Mikalac needs to be aware that what his group's bylaws say are not relevant to Guest Gerald's group and the question he has asked.