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A couple of questions here:  Do your bylaws give the president the power(s) to call special meetings on his/her own?

 

And:  Do the bylaws spell out the nature of the "jeopardy" for "non-attendance".  And how do you define and track "attendance"?  Showing up?  On time?  (How late is OK?)  Signing in? Staying awake for the entire meeting?  Not leaving early?  How "early".  How do you tell if someone signs in another person's name?  Or neglects to sign in but is there anyway.  How do you track all this?  RONR has no "attendance" requirements, thus avoiding all these questions, and many others.

 

But if you are satisfied that the bylaws are OK, then, yes the Secretary should take minutes as in any other proper meeting.

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Yes, the bylaws give the President the right to call a special meeting.    In the bylaws, members are asked to attend monthly meetings, but I would say that is doesn't seem like a requirement, as there are no consequences if the request is not fulfilled.. 

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RONR (11th ed.), p. 346, ll. 11-13:  "In any other deliberative assembly with enrolled membership whose bylaws do not specify a quorum, the quorum is a majority of all the members."  If, indeed, your bylaws do not specify a quorum, I suggest you modify your bylaws to include a reasonable number for the quorum.  Incidentally, some organizations do require a certain level of attendance to maintain membership; obviously yours does not.

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The President has called a special meeting for all members to discuss safety concerns.  Membership may be in jeopardy for non-attendance.  Should this meeting be recorded by the Secretary like any other meeting?

 

And just how is that supposed to occur?  Surely the president does not have the authority to throw members out for non-attendance.

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