Guest Beth Luensman Posted July 17, 2015 at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 02:21 PM Our Board's organizational meeting, which includes the nomination/election of officers, is held each January. Our Secretary resigned effective August 1. Can the President appoint someone to fill the office until January or does it have to go through the nomination/election process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted July 17, 2015 at 02:30 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 02:30 PM Check your bylaws for their vacancy filling provisions. If there are none, then an election is necessary. Or possibly (p. 467 - "full power and authority" is the key) the ExecBoard can do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted July 17, 2015 at 02:31 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 02:31 PM What do your bylaws say about filling vacancies? Bylaws usually provide a means of filling vacancies. If your bylaws are silent, and if RONR is your parliamentary authority, it provides that a vacancy should be filled by the same body that elected the officer. Previous notice of an election to fill the vacancy must be given. See RONR pp 467-468. Note: if your bylaws authorize an executive board to fill vacancies or to conduct the affairs of the society between meetings, then that board, rather than the general membership, can fill the vacancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted July 17, 2015 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 03:02 PM Our Secretary resigned effective August 1. Assuming the board elects the officers from among the board members, did the secretary also resign from the board or just from the office of secretary (while remaining on the board)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beth Luensman Posted July 17, 2015 at 04:15 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 04:15 PM Secretary resigned from the position and the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted July 17, 2015 at 04:42 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 04:42 PM Secretary resigned from the position and the board Then, as others have suggested, you'll need to look to your bylaws for any "mid-term" vacancy-filling provisions. Your president can only fill the vacancies if your bylaws give your president the authority to do so. It seems clear that the board can elect a new secretary from among the (remaining) board members but it's not as clear whether the board can also elect a new board member. Keep in mind that you have two vacancies, a vacancy on the board and a vacancy in the office of secretary and the procedure for filling each might not be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted July 17, 2015 at 04:52 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 at 04:52 PM Assuming the board elects the officers from among the board members, did the secretary also resign from the board or just from the office of secretary (while remaining on the board)?Thanks for picking up on that point. Based on the OP's response to your question, I agree with your answer in post # 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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