handling a nonboard member walking around and intimidating board members during meetings

[Guest Angela Cohen]

I was told to talk to the chair about a disruptive nonboard member who gets up from the audience and walks around and stares at board members he perceives to be his enemies. How do I, a board member, or the chair, handle this?

[Kim Goldsworthy]

Try this.

 

"Will you please all take your seats?"

 

[Kim Goldsworthy]

(I don't have a solution for "staring".)

[Edgar Guest]

I was told to talk to the chair about a disruptive nonboard member who gets up from the audience and walks around and stares at board members he perceives to be his enemies. How do I, a board member, or the chair, handle this?

 

Persons who are not members of the body that is meeting (in this case, persons who aren't members of the board) have no right to be there. If they can't behave they should be ordered (by the board) to leave. If they won't leave, call the cops.

[Chris Harrison]

Persons who are not members of the body that is meeting (in this case, persons who aren't members of the board) have no right to be there. If they can't behave they should be ordered (by the board) to leave. If they won't leave, call the cops.

Though since this person is not a Board member the Chair on his own authority could order his removal from the meeting.  That being said, the Board showing unity (as opposed to the Chair acting on the Board's behalf) in ordering him being thrown out might (and hopefully would) carry a stronger message.