crawale Posted March 9, 2015 at 11:19 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 at 11:19 AM Our HOA Board of Directors meet for a regular BOD meeting once a month. There is a Membership Meeting once at year. During a Board Meeting must every member, general membership - non voting, be allowed to speak on every topic? Meetings go on for 3-4 hours and often the Board itself is not able to get to all the topics they need to. Our prior attorney stated that Points of Order can only be brought up by the BOD members at a Board meeting and this has improved the situation somewhat. She also said that the Chair may open the floor to the general membership for comments and then restrict the discussion to only the Board. In RONR it is hard to distinguish between the members - de facto audience at a meeting and the actual Board who make the decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 9, 2015 at 11:58 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 at 11:58 AM In RONR it is hard to distinguish between the members - de facto audience at a meeting and the actual Board who make the decisions. The term "members" refers to members of the body that is meeting. That means board members at board meetings. All others are guests with no parliamentary rights, not even the right to attend. As always, your rules and any applicable laws may say otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 9, 2015 at 12:45 PM Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 at 12:45 PM Our HOA Board of Directors meet for a regular BOD meeting once a month. There is a Membership Meeting once at year. During a Board Meeting must every member, general membership - non voting, be allowed to speak on every topic? Meetings go on for 3-4 hours and often the Board itself is not able to get to all the topics they need to. Our prior attorney stated that Points of Order can only be brought up by the BOD members at a Board meeting and this has improved the situation somewhat. She also said that the Chair may open the floor to the general membership for comments and then restrict the discussion to only the Board. In RONR it is hard to distinguish between the members - de facto audience at a meeting and the actual Board who make the decisions. It is easier to distinguish if you first concentrate on what type of meeting it is--in this case a board meeting. Therefore the word "member" in this context means a member of the board. Members of the society in general, or of the Girl Scouts, or of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are not "members" at a board meeting. If they are present at all, they are considered "guests". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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