Operational or Governance

[Guest Debbie Bramer]

Can a new board decide to change from being an operational board to one of just governance? Does this not have to be ratified by the General membership?

[Edgar Guest]

I'm not sure what the difference is (other than one's an adjective and one's a noun) but the board is generally subordinate to the general membership. An amendment to the bylaws may be required.

[jstackpo]

Depends, I guess, what the bylaws say is the purpose, function, powers, &c. of the Board.

 

If changing "operational" to "governance" involves changing what the bylaws say the board does, then it not only has to be "ratified", but any descriptive changes have to be adopted by the general membership, via bylaw amendment(s).

[Transpower]

I'm guessing that the original poster is asking whether or not hiring an Executive Director (probably paid, to do the actual execution of motions of the board) makes a difference, and I would have to say "yes."  I would think that your bylaws would have to be changed so as to allow this; see your bylaws for how to amend them.

[Edgar Guest]

I'm guessing that the original poster is asking whether or not hiring an Executive Director (probably paid, to do the actual execution of motions of the board) makes a difference, and I would have to say "yes."

 

That's one heck of a guess.