Wharton Posted March 13, 2015 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 06:09 PM Are email resignations legal in a small non-profit organization? If so, must printouts of the resignations be included in printed minutes? What action should be taken by the general assembly to be sure that the resignations are legally accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 13, 2015 at 06:20 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 06:20 PM Are email resignations legal in a small non-profit organization? A resignation may be given orally at a meeting or submitted in writing to the Secretary or appointing power. An e-mail to the Secretary or appointing power would be sufficient, in my opinion.If so, must printouts of the resignations be included in printed minutes?No, it is not necessary to include the full text of the resignation in the minutes. It is sufficient for the minutes to note that the resignation was offered and whether it was accepted.What action should be taken by the general assembly to be sure that the resignations are legally accepted?The chair should ask if there is any objection to accepting the resignation. If not, that's the end of it. If there is an objection, then a vote should be taken. A majority vote is required to accept the resignation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted March 13, 2015 at 08:17 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 08:17 PM And normally the only time a resignation should not be accepted is if the member is resigning to avoid pay late dues or avoiding disciplinary action. Otherwise, a resignation should always be accepted as there is no reason to make someone do a job they do not wish to do, or be a member of an organization they no longer wish to be a member of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 13, 2015 at 08:37 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 08:37 PM And normally the only time a resignation should not be accepted is if the member is resigning to avoid pay late dues . . . Well, retaining a member who avoiding paying his dues will only serve to rack up more unpaid dues as the months turn into years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 16, 2015 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 at 03:05 PM Well, retaining a member who avoiding paying his dues will only serve to rack up more unpaid dues as the months turn into years. That's true, unless the society has some way of enforcing the eventual payment, in which case the racking-up could be a good thing for the society. (Bad thing for the member). But that swiftly becomes a legal matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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