Guest Bo Jones Posted September 11, 2014 at 09:21 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 at 09:21 PM Can Executive Board cancel monthly general membership meetings for a year when bylaws say can cancel "a" meeting for extenuating circumstances? Should "extenuating circumstances" be explained? And last, are minutes where this action was taken be available to the general membership. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted September 11, 2014 at 09:27 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 at 09:27 PM Well, we cant tell you what your bylaws mean because we haven't read them. And that's not what this forum is for. But the minutes of board meetings can be ordered to be read at a meeting of the general membership. And the general membership can remove members of the board (though it might not be easy). See FAQ #20. The bottom line is that the board is an instrumentality of the general membership, not the other way around. In other words, don't let the tail wag the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 11, 2014 at 09:48 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 at 09:48 PM Can Executive Board cancel monthly general membership meetings for a year when bylaws say can cancel "a" meeting for extenuating circumstances? Should "extenuating circumstances" be explained? This is what RONR says about the commonly used bylaw provision which fixes the day of regular meetings and gives the assembly (or the Board) the power to change the date of a meeting. Note: What your bylaws say is what will be controlling, but this example in RONR may give you some guidance on what that provision commonly means: RONR 11th edition, at page 575: "Article V: Meetings. The first section of the article on meetings should fix the day on which regular meetings of the society are to be held—as by specifying, for example, "the first Friday of each month." If the words "unless otherwise ordered by the Society [or "Executive Board"]" are added, the date can be changed in an unusual circumstance, but only for that single meeting on that particular occasion, and not for a period of time including several meetings." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted September 12, 2014 at 02:49 PM Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 at 02:49 PM It is highly irregular for a board to cancel the regular monthly membership meetings for a year. Please consult your bylaws and see if there is a section regarding special meetings of the members. Hopefully you can get the required number of members of the assembly to require a special meeting of the assembly to debate the board's decision and reverse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 18, 2014 at 07:25 PM Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 at 07:25 PM Can Executive Board cancel monthly general membership meetings for a year when bylaws say can cancel "a" meeting for extenuating circumstances? Should "extenuating circumstances" be explained? And last, are minutes where this action was taken be available to the general membership. The phrase "a meeting" does not mean "twelve meetings", regardless of how extenuating the circumstances might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted September 18, 2014 at 08:07 PM Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 at 08:07 PM The phrase "a meeting" does not mean "twelve meetings" . . . It does if you do it twelve times. Unless you think it means "only one meeting". Ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 19, 2014 at 12:40 AM Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 at 12:40 AM It does if you do it twelve times. Unless you think it means "only one meeting". Ever? Yes, but while it is possible that there will be "extenuating circumstances" which warrant canceling twelve meetings in a row, it does seem rather unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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