Guest Toni Posted January 7, 2015 at 06:31 PM Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 at 06:31 PM Our board members are alloted 6 year terms. If a member joins in mid year, does that year count as a one year term or must they complete a full year before they have served one year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 7, 2015 at 06:36 PM Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 at 06:36 PM RONR provides, on page 575, that officers (or board members) who have served more than half a term are considered to have served a full term for term limit purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted January 7, 2015 at 08:00 PM Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 at 08:00 PM Mr. Brown is correct (no surprise there, of course), but I'm not sure that answers our guest's question. But that's only because I'm not sure what our guest's question is. The "limit" (i.e. length) of a term is not the same as "term limits" (the number of terms one person is permitted to serve, either consecutively or in total). In any case, if the term runs from, say, 2014 - 2020, and (for whatever reason) a person assumes that office in 2015, the term still ends in 2020. Or perhaps the board members serve one-year terms with a maximum limit of six terms? In which case Mr. Brown has answered the question. And, yes, I'm having a conversation with myself. I hope I'm not catching whatever it is that Mr. Tesser has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 7, 2015 at 08:11 PM Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 at 08:11 PM I'm not sure of the guest's question, either, since he says they serve "6 year terms" and then asks about someone starting "mid year". I'm not sure whether a term is one year or six years. Edited to add: But, I'm not sure it makes any difference. A board member who has served more than half of a term (whatever length the term is) is considered to have served a full term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 9, 2015 at 07:17 PM Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 at 07:17 PM It's the difference between six year terms and six-year terms. Punctuation matters. ("Let's eat, Grandma!" really depends on having that comma.) But the rule refers to half terms, so we must hope that the OP knows how long the terms actually are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Jones Posted January 13, 2015 at 09:08 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 09:08 PM Hi guys,I thought I would ask the experts.We have three year terms for our Board members.We elect officers at our Nov Board meeting ( elections conclude on Oct 31 for new directors).We typically had our Executive Board take control Jan 1 , along with all the other newly elected Board members.Someone today brought up that the new President doesnt take control until our awards gala and the installing of the new Board.That is just a formality and not even required, wouldnt our new Board take control Jan 1? Is there anything written on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted January 13, 2015 at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 09:11 PM Hi guys,I thought I would ask the experts Please post your new question as a new topic. This forum works best that way. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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