Guest Janice Posted October 8, 2014 at 11:40 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 at 11:40 PM Our Club Constitution/By-laws "Any Committee appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the full membership of the Board upon written notice to the appointee and the Board may appoint successors to those persons whose services has been terminated" The President called a special board meeting and only 8 of the 12 board members were present. They still voted to terminate the committee even though there was not a full membership of the Board present. Should the Board have don't this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 9, 2014 at 12:27 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 at 12:27 AM It is up to you all to interpret your bylaws (see RONR pp. 588-591 for some principles to help with that). However, if your question is whether the Board can only take action if all 12 of their members are present ask yourself if it would be reasonable to argue that a single Board member can thwart the rest of the Board by not showing up at the meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted October 9, 2014 at 12:30 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 at 12:30 AM If seven of the twelve board members voted to terminate, that would constitute "a majority vote of the full membership of the board". Don't confuse the voting requirement with the number of members present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J. Hagan H Posted October 10, 2014 at 03:08 AM Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 at 03:08 AM Our bylaws state: 75% vote of the entire membership which for us would be 6/1 vote yet the President does not follow that and allows a majority vote. What then.It is getting out of hand and he refuses to abide by the bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard Brown Posted October 10, 2014 at 01:46 PM Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 at 01:46 PM Our Club Constitution/By-laws "Any Committee appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the full membership of the Board upon written notice to the appointee and the Board may appoint successors to those persons whose services has been terminated" The President called a special board meeting and only 8 of the 12 board members were present. They still voted to terminate the committee even though there was not a full membership of the Board present. Should the Board have don't this? If seven of the twelve board members voted to terminate, that would constitute "a majority vote of the full membership of the board". Don't confuse the voting requirement with the number of members present. Guest Janice, I agree with Edgar Guest's comment. The voting requirement your board has is frequently in place for small governing bodies such as city and county councils (and even legislatures). It means simply that if you have twelve board members, there must be seven votes to terminate someone. If only seven board members are there to vote and they all seven vote to terminate, it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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