Guest Martha Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:12 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:12 PM Do you have to give a reason, in the minutes, for a board member to leave a board meeting early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:17 PM Not unless your organization has special rules (or statutory ones) that require it.* According to Robert's Rules, the minutes should not concern themselves with the attendance of the meeting. Any inclusion of attendance will be under your organization's own rules. * One example I've seen in corporate law, for instance, is that a director must explicitly have their objection to a decision recorded in the minutes in order to avoid liability stemming from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:33 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:33 PM * One example I've seen in corporate law, for instance, is that a director must explicitly have their objection to a decision recorded in the minutes in order to avoid liability stemming from it. Though I'm not sure what that has to do with leaving a meeting early. Unless you think the departed member can have the minutes record the fact that, had he stayed, he would have voted "no". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:37 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 09:37 PM Do you have to give a reason, in the minutes, for a board member to leave a board meeting early? Something like this? "Mr. Smith left at 7:30. He said he had to go to the men's room. He didn't say why." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted October 8, 2014 at 11:09 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 11:09 PM Do you have to give a reason, in the minutes, for a board member to leave a board meeting early?Quite the opposite.It is improper for a member to even ask permission to leave.The member is to just leave, quietly. I have a wonderful citation from Parliamentary Law (1923), if someone is curious on what Henry M. Robert said about such a thing.If I find it, I will post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted October 8, 2014 at 11:15 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 11:15 PM 318. Question.If one wishes to leave a meeting before adjournment, is it necessary to go through the motion of personal privilege?Answer.No; such a course is decidedly improper.[Parliametary Law, p. 517] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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