Cory Posted January 3, 2017 at 11:40 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 at 11:40 PM Can the president delegate some of his authority to run a meeting to someone else. The designated individual is not a member of the board of directors. If he can what is the correct procedure to accomplish this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 4, 2017 at 12:10 AM Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 at 12:10 AM No, the president cannot "delegate" or appoint someone to run a meeting. If the president is not there, it is the vice president's job to preside. However, there are procedures that allow someone else to preside with the consent of the assembly regardless of whether a vice president is in attendance. The president cannot arbitrarily "appoint" someone to preside, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 4, 2017 at 02:12 AM Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 at 02:12 AM 1 hour ago, Richard Brown said: No, the president cannot "delegate" or appoint someone to run a meeting. If the president is not there, it is the vice president's job to preside. However, there are procedures that allow someone else to preside with the consent of the assembly regardless of whether a vice president is in attendance. The president cannot arbitrarily "appoint" someone to preside, however. The question arises, however, as it did in another thread: Are we sure that the vice president of the society is vice president of the board? While it is typically the case that the president presides over both general and board meetings, the specifics in the case of the vice president can sometimes require some digging to figure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 4, 2017 at 02:15 AM Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 at 02:15 AM The assembly could vote to have someone else preside (see "Invited Temporary Presiding Officer" in RONR 11th ed., pp. 453-454). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 5, 2017 at 01:36 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 at 01:36 AM On 1/3/2017 at 5:40 PM, Cory said: Can the president delegate some of his authority to run a meeting to someone else. The designated individual is not a member of the board of directors. If he can what is the correct procedure to accomplish this. If we're talking about the President appointing the chairman during a meeting, he may do so, provided that he has the consent of the Vice President and the assembly (majority rules). The President may not appoint someone to preside in advance of a meeting. I don't know what you mean by "some of his authority to run a meeting." You're either the chair or you're not. There's not really a middle ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Uuu Posted January 5, 2017 at 03:47 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 at 03:47 AM 2 hours ago, Josh Martin said: If we're talking about the President appointing the chairman during a meeting, he may do so, provided that he has the consent of the Vice President and the assembly (majority rules). The President may not appoint someone to preside in advance of a meeting. I don't know what you mean by "some of his authority to run a meeting." You're either the chair or you're not. There's not really a middle ground. Chair some of the meeting, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 5, 2017 at 04:19 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 at 04:19 AM 30 minutes ago, Guest Uuu said: Chair some of the meeting, perhaps? Only with the consent of the assembly. Such consent would require a two thirds vote to suspend the rules if there is a vice president or vice chairman who could preside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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