Guest kelly Posted April 24, 2017 at 09:04 PM Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 at 09:04 PM At a regular meeting, the Board passed a motion through proper vote. The vote was related to acceptable travel dates and reimbursement limitations for Board members to attend a Board-related training. A few days after the meeting, the Board Chair sent an email to the Board indicating she thought the motion was incorrect. She wanted to change the travel dates and reimbursement amounts. She specifically stated she will not, as the Chair, "approve the agreed/voted upon travel reimbursement amount for Board members" and suggested the Board "process a corrected motion immediately after the next Board meeting". While I am new to parliamentary procedure, I am fairly certain that this approach is incorrect in several ways. I believe a motion to rescind would be appropriate. However, since we did not provide notice (identify this as an action item for the next meeting) during the meeting, I would like to know the proper way to provide notice that this item will be included at the next general meeting. It seems the Board Chair wants to handle this business quickly. Could a special meeting be called? Also, would the motion to rescind require a majority or 2/3 vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 24, 2017 at 09:32 PM Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 at 09:32 PM A motion to amend or rescind something previously adopted requires a majority vote if previous notice is given. If previous notice is not given, a two-thirds vote or the vote of a majority of the entire membership is required. If this is being done at a board meeting, the membership would be the membership of the board, not the full general membership. A special meeting can be called for this purpose, but the purpose must be clearly stated in the call of the meeting. Notice could be given at the upcoming meeting that a motion to amend or rescind the previous motion will be made at the next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted April 24, 2017 at 11:25 PM Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 at 11:25 PM 1 hour ago, Richard Brown said: A special meeting can be called for this purpose, but the purpose must be clearly stated in the call of the meeting. Agreeing with Mr. Brown, this is assuming that a provision for special meetings exists. I realize this was not asked, but your chair, unless there is such a provision in the bylaws, has no business suggesting that she will unilaterally reverse a board decision if the board fails to do so. If travel reimbursement is sought and denied by her unilateral action, disciplinary action may be appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted April 25, 2017 at 02:37 AM Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 at 02:37 AM 5 hours ago, Guest kelly said: She specifically stated she will not, as the Chair, "approve the agreed/voted upon travel reimbursement amount for Board members" and suggested the Board "process a corrected motion immediately after the next Board meeting". Have you a board chair or a Queen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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