ErnieCunn Posted November 12, 2015 at 03:31 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 03:31 AM I am in the process of preparing to bringing charges against an officer of our non-profit organization for expulsion. This individual has entrenched himself in power for several years and surrounded himself with a number of lieutenants who do his bidding. He was President and is now Vice President. The President is his hand picked replacement. The Vice President is de facto President. When I gain the floor and begin my presentation to the members there is a very strong possibility that I will be cut off by the chair. How do I maintain control of the floor and complete my presentation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted November 12, 2015 at 04:06 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 04:06 AM What is in this presentation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted November 12, 2015 at 04:46 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 04:46 AM Agreeing that the Chair may or may not be correct in cutting off your presentation depending on the circumstances I would point out that (whether he believes it or not) the Chair is not the final authority on whether the assembly gets to hear this presentation. If the Chair does cut you off be prepared to Appeal that ruling (make sure you have a majority of the assembly on your side). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnieCunn Posted November 12, 2015 at 06:11 AM Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 06:11 AM This presentation contains all the facts regarding the Vice President's control of the funds of the organization leading to four instances of spending funds outside the limits stipulated in the by-laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:16 PM I am in the process of preparing to bringing charges against an officer of ournon-profit organization for expulsion. This individual has entrenched himself inpower for several years and surrounded himself with a number of lieutenants who do his bidding. He was President and is now Vice President. The President is his hand picked replacement. The Vice President is de facto President. When I gain the floor and begin my presentation to the members there is a very strong possibility that I will be cut off by the chair. How do I maintain control of the floor and complete my presentation? "An individual member may not prefer charges, even if that member has proof of an officer's or member's wrongdoing. If a member introduces a resolution preferring charges unsupported by an investigating committee's recommendation, the chair must rule the resolution out of order, informing the member that it would instead be in order to move the appointment of such a committee (by a resolution, as in the example above)." (RONR, 11th ed., pp. 657-658) Your rules may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnieCunn Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:42 PM Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:42 PM Mr. Honemann, You are advised that our by-laws provide that any member in good standing may bring charges against any officer or member and provides procedures where expulsion can be accomplished. Therefore, the by-laws prevail, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:58 PM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:58 PM Mr. Honemann, You are advised that our by-laws provide that any member in good standing may bring charges against any officer or member and provides procedures where expulsion can be accomplished. Therefore, the by-laws prevail, correct? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 13, 2015 at 02:12 PM Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 at 02:12 PM Correct, but although we can help you understand what the rules in RONR mean, we can't tell you what your own rules mean. Since your bylaws contain a complete procedure for bringing charges, all we can tell you is: follow them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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