Guest Sharon Posted January 6, 2017 at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 at 11:12 PM Can anyone on the board outside the president call for a board meeting (such as the secretary)?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 7, 2017 at 12:05 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 12:05 AM Only those people specifically authorized by the bylaws to call special meetings can do so. If the bylaws do not authorize special meetings, you cannot have them. You need to look to your bylaws to see who can call special meetings of the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sharon Posted January 7, 2017 at 12:35 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 12:35 AM Not really referring to a special meeting but a regular board meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 7, 2017 at 12:41 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 12:41 AM How are regular board meetings scheduled according to your bylaws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sharon Posted January 7, 2017 at 01:11 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 01:11 AM Board meetings are monthly. Normally the topics are forwarded to the secretary who then types the agenda and posts it in advance. Unfortunately we have a little battle going on within our board. The secretary wants a meeting earlier in the month because there is an election coming up in February and to ensure we have time to adhere to all the rules regarding timing and informing people (some of whom are still up north and will have to be mailed absentee ballots). The president however is stating that she wants the meeting more toward the end of the month which could possible affect the timing for all this to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted January 7, 2017 at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 01:30 AM How are the dates of the meetings decided upon? The Board has to follow the rules set up in the By-laws and Rules - for example, do the By-laws state that "Board meetings shall take place on the third Monday of each month"? Or does the Board set the date at the previous meeting? That's how the regular meeting is going to be called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 7, 2017 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 01:32 AM Do your bylaws give the president the power to call regular board meetings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 7, 2017 at 02:16 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 at 02:16 AM 1 hour ago, Guest Sharon said: Not really referring to a vtlkspecial meeting but a regular board meeting. What exactly do your bylaws say about board meetings ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 8, 2017 at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 at 08:59 PM On 1/6/2017 at 7:35 PM, Guest Sharon said: Not really referring to a special meeting but a regular board meeting. Regular meetings don't need to be called because everyone presumably knows when they are held. In RONR the words special meeting and called meeting are synonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 9, 2017 at 07:48 PM Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 at 07:48 PM 22 hours ago, Gary Novosielski said: Regular meetings don't need to be called because everyone presumably knows when they are held. In RONR the words special meeting and called meeting are synonymous. It's not unusual for an organization's rules to provide that regular meetings of the board are scheduled by the board, or by the President. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 10, 2017 at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 at 08:42 PM On 1/6/2017 at 8:11 PM, Guest Sharon said: Board meetings are monthly. Normally the topics are forwarded to the secretary who then types the agenda and posts it in advance. Unfortunately we have a little battle going on within our board. The secretary wants a meeting earlier in the month because there is an election coming up in February and to ensure we have time to adhere to all the rules regarding timing and informing people (some of whom are still up north and will have to be mailed absentee ballots). The president however is stating that she wants the meeting more toward the end of the month which could possible affect the timing for all this to be done. Unless the bylaws allow one or the other of those officers to (re)schedule meetings, they can't unilaterally do so. How do regular meetings get scheduled? By the Board, at the prior meeting? By the board at some point adopting a schedule for the year? Some other method? If the Board has the power to schedule, then there is no way they could schedule a change to the very next regular meeting without calling a special meeting (if they are allowed in the bylaws) prior to the date to which they propose to reschedule, and allowing for the required period of notice to all members of the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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