How to make a general member, a member not in good standing?

[Guest Donna Lee]

Hello,  we are a small group.  My question pertains to a general member who persists in disrupting group meetings, and sends trhreatening emails to members of the BOD.  She has paid her membership, and attends meetings.  Is there any way to make her a member "not in good standing" or to discipline her in some fashion??

[Richard Brown]

Yes.  RONR devotes an entire chapter of 26 pages to discipline in the 11th edition.  There is too much to explain in one short post.

 

This is a link to the right book:  http://www.robertsrules.com/book.html

 

Edited to add:  Depending on your bylaws (which may tell you what you need to know), RONR has provisions for censure (essentially a reprimand), suspension and expulsion.  A fine cannot be imposed unless your bylaws authorize it.  There are also various methods the chair and other members may use in calling a member to order and issuing warnings.

 

You really should get the 11th edition of RONR and read it all for yourself.  Note:  The provisions on discipline were extensively revised in the 11th edition, so don't use an older edition.

[Guest Guest]

Thank you!

[Richard Brown]

This is a bit late, but if the member is disrupting a meeting, she can also be ejected from the meeting.  There are certain procedures that should be followed prior to doing so.  It's all in the chapter on discipline, chapter XX.

[jstackpo]

This is even later but here's a note about....

 

In Good Standing:
RONR/11 (Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 11th Edition) defines the term "member in good standing" on p. 6 in the footnote as referring to a member whose membership rights are not in suspension, either as a consequence of disciplinary proceedings (Chapter XX) or by operation of some specific provision in the bylaws of the organization.
So if you use the phrase "in good standing" in the bylaws, be sure to define exactly what you mean: what causes a member not to be in good standing, what he has to do to get back into the good graces of the association, &c. Also, you should specify which membership rights, duties, privileges, &c. are lost or suspended (or retained) by a member as a consequence of his being in "bad standing" as distinct from his being in good standing or ceasing to be a member at all.