Guest bob spiller Posted January 10, 2015 at 01:45 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 at 01:45 PM if an officer of a social organization gets up in a meeting, throws his keys to the club and declares he quits, is it binding? then four days later contacts the president and says he wants to be re-instated, does the president have o do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 10, 2015 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 at 02:15 PM Was there a resignation that was accepted? If not, that officer is still in office. If so, then the vacancy would be filled according to the vacancy provisions in your bylaws or if your bylaws are silent in this regard, the vacancy would be filled by the body that elected that officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted January 10, 2015 at 02:27 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 at 02:27 PM Check your bylaws, however. Some bylaws say that a resignation ("I quit, you -----s") is accepted automatically. If they do say that, he is (obviously) out but otherwise it is necessary to make and adopt a motion to accept the resignation - p. 291. Failing to adopt that motion opens a loophole that lets the quitter back in, if he wishes. BTW, "-----s" stands for "ingrates", NOT what you thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 10, 2015 at 04:34 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 at 04:34 PM Keep in mind that a resignation does not have to be in writing unless your bylaws require it. An officer can resign verbally in a meeting. (RONR, p. 291). If it is accepted, it is binding and cannot be withdrawn. Note: As Dr. Stackpole pointed out in the post above, some bylaws state that a resignation is effective when received. In that case, no formal acceptance is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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