Guest Barrie Lyn Posted June 14, 2015 at 10:32 PM Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 at 10:32 PM Can one person hold two offices? No prohibition in bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted June 14, 2015 at 10:38 PM Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 at 10:38 PM Yes. Though you might want to avoid electing the same person as both President and Vice-president and, somewhat less problematic, the same person as both President and Secretary. But it's not not at all uncommon, especially in small organizations, for the same person to serve as, for example, both Secretary and Treasurer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:01 AM Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:01 AM RONR does say that the minimum officers of a deliberative assembly are a presiding officer and secretary or clerk. RONR doesn't mention whether those offices may be combined, but some state corporation laws might have provisions prohibiting the same person from holding those two positions in incorporated societies. Here is what RONR says on page 22: "MINIMUM OFFICERS. The minimum essential officers for the conduct of business in a deliberative assembly are a presiding officer, who conducts the meeting and sees that the rules are observed, and a secretary, or clerk, who makes a written record of what is done—usually called "the minutes."" And here is what RONR says on page 447: "As stated on page 22, the minimum essential officers for the conduct of business in any deliberative assembly are a presiding officer and a secretary or clerk." I agree with Mr. Guest that there is no prohibition in RONR against combining offices or having one person hold more than one position. But, having the same person serve as both president and secretary or as president and vice president can be especially problematic. It is the job of the vice president, after all, to preside in the absence of the president...not to mention assuming the office of president in the event the president vacates the office. As a practical matter, and aside from any possible legal prohibitions, it is very hard to serve as presiding officer and secretary at the same time. Something is going to suffer.... the minutes, the meeting or the members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:00 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:00 PM Also, even if a person holds two offices, he or she still has just one vote, not two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:21 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:21 PM Also, even if a person holds two offices, he or she still has just one vote, not two.I like the way one of our regulars says it: "Count heads, not hats". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barrie Lyn Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:23 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 at 01:23 PM Thank you, this cleared it up for me and was what I suspected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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