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[Guest arnoldlevin@me.com]

Our board mailed a notice of an annual meeting.  In the the mailing they stated that ONLY questions submitted in advance of the meeting may be discussed.  Comments raised during the meeting were not to be discussed.

 

Is the a common procedure?

 

[Chris Harrison]

No it is not and the Board should be asked to prove what authority they have to impose such restrictions.

[Richard Brown]

Our board mailed a notice of an annual meeting.  In the the mailing they stated that ONLY questions submitted in advance of the meeting may be discussed.  Comments raised during the meeting were not to be discussed.

 

Is the a common procedure?

It's not only not common, it is prohibited by RONR unless the bylaws give the board that power.

[Gary Novosielski]

Our board mailed a notice of an annual meeting.  In the the mailing they stated that ONLY questions submitted in advance of the meeting may be discussed.  Comments raised during the meeting were not to be discussed.

 

Is the a common procedure?

 

It's most common among boards that are about to find themselves voted out of office, or flat out removed from office for violating the rights of members.

[Guest calbear77]

It's not that uncommon in my experience, especially in very large organizations that I've been a member of. It needs to be provided for in your governing documents though, as this restriction cannot be imposed arbitrarily. RONR (11 ed.) p. 634 talks about having such a provision in the context of a large convention.