who is allowed to attend board of director meetings

[Guest Belinda]

I am new to a social club...so i apologize for my naive question.  Are members in good standing allowed to attend Board of director meetings, as long as they don't speak, or vote?  And are the same member s allowed to read the minutes from the meeting, excluding any Executive Session discussion?  Thanks you

[Edgar Guest]

Only members of the board have a right to attend board meetings. Non-members (of the board) can be invited or excluded as the board wishes.

 

Individual non-members (of the board) have no right to see the minutes of board meetings but the general membership of the club can order those minutes to be read at a club meeting.

 

This applies whether the meeting in question was held in executive session or not. But don't expect to find any discussion recorded in the minutes. It doesn't belong.

[Gary Novosielski]

Unless your bylaws give the right to attend board meetings to non-board members, non-members have no right to attend, unless invited by the board.

[Josh Martin]

Individual non-members (of the board) have no right to see the minutes of board meetings but the general membership of the club can order those minutes to be read at a club meeting.

 

This applies whether the meeting in question was held in executive session or not. But don't expect to find any discussion recorded in the minutes. It doesn't belong.

I would add that if the assembly wishes to order the minutes of a board meeting held in executive session to be read, the general membership should also enter executive session, so that the information can at least stay within the society.