Quorum

[Guest Kimberly]

If my organization does not have a quorum, what can we do and what can we not do?

[Richard Brown]

If RONR is your parliamentary authority, then you DO have a quorum.  RONR establishes the default quorum as a majority of the members.

 

Oops..   I think I misread your question.  I thought you meant "If our organization has no quorum specified in its bylaws".....

 

If a quorum is not present at a meeting, you should  still  call the meeting to order, then you can do these four things:

 

1.  Recess (to allow time for others to arrive and to try to reach absent members)

2.  Take action to obtain a quorum, such as by calling absent members

3.  Set an adjourned meeting (such as for the next night or the next week)

4.  Adjourn

[Gary Novosielski]

You can call the meeting to order, and then:  

Even in the absence of a quorum, the assembly may fix the time to which to adjourn (22), adjourn (21), recess (20), or take measures to obtain a quorum....

 

A motion that absent members be contacted during a recess would represent a measure to obtain a quorum.

 

 

 

[Gary Novosielski]

If RONR is your parliamentary authority, then you DO have a quorum.  RONR establishes the default quorum as a majority of the members.

 

I presume Guest_Kimberly_* meant that they did not have a quorum present.

[Richard Brown]

I presume Guest_Kimberly_* meant that they did not have a quorum present.

I agree.  I was still on the first half of my first cup of coffee.  I should have learned by now to wait until  I at least finish  the first cup!     I went back and edited my post.  Thanks!