President resigns

[Guest Kozzea]

If a president resigns can they resign from their duties and remain a board member?

Also how can a board prevent them from obstructing business out of spite?

[Richard Brown]

Yes, if the president is a member of the board, he/she can resign as president and remain a member of the board..... unless the president is a member of the board ex-officio solely by virtue of being president.   But if the president is also a duly elected member of the board, he or she can resign as president but remain as a board member.

 

As to how to prevent the president/ex president or anyone else from disrupting, see chapter XX of RONR, (the chapter on discipline) which consists of 26 pages.

 

You might also see FAQ # 20 http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#20

Also official interpretation 2006-2:  http://www.robertsrules.com/interp_list.html#2006_2

[Gary Novosielski]

If a president resigns can they resign from their duties and remain a board member?

Also how can a board prevent them from obstructing business out of spite?

It depends.

 

If the president was elected to the office of president as such, and is therefore on the board, then resigning from the presidency means resigning from the board.

 

If the president was elected to the board as a board member, and then the board elected its officers from among its own number, then the president can resign from the presidency and remain on the board.

[Hieu H. Huynh]

In addition, it may be possible that the general membership of the organization could remove the president from the board.