Guest Louis La Force Posted June 16, 2015 at 02:42 PM Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 at 02:42 PM Our membership was presented with two by-law amendment changes at a membership meeting and the date of the next meeting which would be for the vote. This is all per our by-laws. Prior to the scheduled meeting for the vote the BOD meet and decided that there would be no vote at the next meeting. At that next meeting a motion was presented to vote on the amendment changes and passed and a vote was taken. Was the membership correct in their action of exercising their right to take care of membership business and ignore the BOD's action. I cited a post dated 20 April 2015 by Guy Savard, which states in part "under the rules of RONR, a membership meeting belongs to the members", to the members prior to the vote on the motion to vote. Was it correct to apply this statement to our situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted June 16, 2015 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 at 02:46 PM Yes, you were correct. The Board has no authority to "cancel" a vote by the membership unless your bylaws give it that authority. The membership is in control of membership meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 16, 2015 at 02:58 PM Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 at 02:58 PM Our membership was presented with two by-law amendment changes at a membership meeting and the date of the next meeting which would be for the vote. This is all per our by-laws. Prior to the scheduled meeting for the vote the BOD meet and decided that there would be no vote at the next meeting. At that next meeting a motion was presented to vote on the amendment changes and passed and a vote was taken. Was the membership correct in their action of exercising their right to take care of membership business and ignore the BOD's action. I cited a post dated 20 April 2015 by Guy Savard, which states in part "under the rules of RONR, a membership meeting belongs to the members", to the members prior to the vote on the motion to vote. Was it correct to apply this statement to our situation. Yes it was, and good for them. The membership also has the authority to vote on a motion to censure the board for attempting to overstep their bounds. The motion to censure has no disciplinary effect other than to notify the board of the membership's displeasure, but that message is often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 16, 2015 at 03:16 PM Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 at 03:16 PM Thank you Richard and Gary. I have gleaned many useful things from this forum and your reply to me is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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