Guest quest Posted January 13, 2015 at 01:48 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 01:48 AM A regular scheduled meeting took place 2 months ago in which the body took a vote with a quorum of 8 members - 4 members were missing to make the total of 12 members. A motion was made to disband the organization 3 voted no, 1 obtained and 4 voted yes. The meeting was recorded by a member as the recording secretary was not present. The minuets were typed and sent to the executive director and the secretary. No meeting has taken place since. Two monthly meetings Dec, and Jan. have not taken place. Can a executive board which currently has 4 executive board members ( 1executive position - the President- was terminated by them 2 months ago ) terminated 4 board members due to the way they voted. In a letter they received the executive board stated each one of the members in question were in violation of the by -laws by ushering the vote to disband the organization, it went on to say the board of directors stated this is a conflict of interest. They never were given an opportunity to defend themselves. Can any one advise if this procedure is correct, and what they should do next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted January 13, 2015 at 02:26 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 02:26 AM A motion to disband, or dissolve, an association, is accomplished by rescinding the bylaws, which is an amendment to the bylaws. Were the rules in the bylaws for their amendment followed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 13, 2015 at 03:46 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 03:46 AM A regular scheduled meeting took place 2 months ago in which the body took a vote with a quorum of 8 members - 4 members were missing to make the total of 12 members. A motion was made to disband the organization 3 voted no, 1 obtained and 4 voted yes. The meeting was recorded by a member as the recording secretary was not present. The minuets were typed and sent to the executive director and the secretary. No meeting has taken place since. Two monthly meetings Dec, and Jan. have not taken place. Can a executive board which currently has 4 executive board members ( 1executive position - the President- was terminated by them 2 months ago ) terminated 4 board members due to the way they voted. In a letter they received the executive board stated each one of the members in question were in violation of the by -laws by ushering the vote to disband the organization, it went on to say the board of directors stated this is a conflict of interest. They never were given an opportunity to defend themselves. Can any one advise if this procedure is correct, and what they should do next. Is this situation related to this topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 13, 2015 at 04:06 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 04:06 AM Is this situation related to this topic?Good catch, Hieu! I see several problems here, including, but not limited to, the fact that the board rather than the membership voted to disband; the fact that it was a majority vote when I suspect the bylaws require something along the lines of a two-thirds vote; and then the retaliatory action taken against the members who voted to disband. Maybe somebody else has an idea how to untangle this mess. At the moment, I'm not sure where to start, other than to say that I have serious questions as to whether the organization has been disbanded and the legitimacy of the removals from office and other disciplinary action taken. Maybe I need to read the "question" a few more times. . . . and hope for a "vision". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 13, 2015 at 04:10 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 at 04:10 AM Can a executive board which currently has 4 executive board members ( 1executive position - the President- was terminated by them 2 months ago ) terminated 4 board members due to the way they voted. In a letter they received the executive board stated each one of the members in question were in violation of the by -laws by ushering the vote to disband the organization, it went on to say the board of directors stated this is a conflict of interest. They never were given an opportunity to defend themselves. Can any one advise if this procedure is correct, and what they should do next.Do your bylaws specify a process for removal of board members? If not, how is the term of office in your bylaws defined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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