Guest dan Y Posted February 1, 2015 at 01:48 AM Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 at 01:48 AM My question is this. We are a small private club consisting of these officers; pres., vice pres., rec. secretary, financial secretary, treasurer, three trustees and doorman. Nothing really specific is written in the bylaws as to who has the overriding authority. In the past we have always tried to work collaboratively as officers to do the best for the membership. However recently we have some officers who seem to be power happy and are making decisions that require the approval of the membership, on their own. The basic question here is; Can the President do anything to prevent trustee's from making these (illegal decisions) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted February 1, 2015 at 01:56 AM Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 at 01:56 AM Well, ultimately the membership has the final say as to who is authorized to do what. That "say" may be spelled out in the bylaws (which the membership adopted in the probably dim past) or in various motions, usually called "Standing Rules", that hang around until changed. So look to those documents for guidance. Do you have an Executive Committee defined in the bylaws? If so, what are its powers and responsibilities, as in the bylaws? The presumption is that powers given to the ExecComm cannot be exercised by individual officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted February 1, 2015 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 at 02:08 AM My question is this. We are a small private club consisting of these officers; pres., vice pres., rec. secretary, financial secretary, treasurer, three trustees and doorman. Does your board (of trustees) consist only of the three trustees or are some (or all) of the other officers also members of the board? In any event, as Mr. Stackpole suggested, the ultimate authority rests with the general membership. The board and the officers have only the authority given them in the bylaws (or by other rules adopted by the general membership). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted February 1, 2015 at 03:37 AM Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 at 03:37 AM With apologies to Mr. Guest - there's a board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted February 1, 2015 at 03:47 AM Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 at 03:47 AM With apologies to Mr. Guest - there's a board? Touché. Yes, there was no explicit mention of a board but, since there are trustees, I took the leap. And it seems that Mr. Stackpole also assumed the existence of a board since he asked about an executive committee. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 2, 2015 at 10:34 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 at 10:34 PM not sure how to repost on this forum but anyway our bylaws state that the governing board shall consist of the aforementioned officers listed in the initial question. thanks for any help or suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted February 2, 2015 at 10:56 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 at 10:56 PM not sure how to repost on this forum . . . You did good. Thanks for the follow-up. I would suggest that your "governing board" is a Board of Trustees. Three of the members are "only" trustees. The other members are ex-officio members. That is, they're members of the board by virtue of the other offices they hold. So they're trustees too (i.e. all members of the board of trustees are trustees). Then again, your bylaws may describe things differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted February 2, 2015 at 11:19 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 at 11:19 PM You should raise a point of order, which the president or chair can sustain (by saying "...well taken") (but which could be appealed by some other member, like the trouble-maker). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 3, 2015 at 02:22 AM Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 at 02:22 AM You should raise a point of order, which the president or chair can sustain (by saying "...well taken") (but which could be appealed by some other member, like the trouble-maker). Well, two other members, anyway--like the troublemaker and a seconder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan Posted February 8, 2015 at 01:25 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 at 01:25 AM I would like to e-mail pertinent pages of the bylaws to whomever is willing to help me with this matter. Hopefully this can shed more light as to my questioning of this matter. You can email me at db0653@yahoo.com subject bylaws. Thank You in advance, this is very concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted February 8, 2015 at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 at 01:28 AM I would like to e-mail pertinent pages of the bylaws to whomever is willing to help me with this matter.If you become a member of this humble forum (no salesman will call!) you'll be able to send messages to other members without posting your e-mail address for all the world to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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