Guest GW111 Posted December 11, 2017 at 11:37 PM Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 at 11:37 PM Hi, is there a difference between "calling" a meeting and "noticing" a meeting? Our body is disagreeing on who gets to set the time, date, and place of a special meeting. The body's Constitution says, "The Chair or 25% of all the voting members of the Central Committee may call a special Central Committee meeting. A special Central Committee meeting shall be noticed by postmarking an agenda at least one week before the intended meeting." If 25% of the body calls the meeting, do they set the time and place? Or do they have to have permission from the chair who then decides when and where they can meet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 11, 2017 at 11:48 PM Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 at 11:48 PM Clearly the "or" says either the "chair OR 25%..." can "call" the meeting when and where they want (within reason, of course). There is obviously no requirement to get the permission of the other party. You are using "noticed" is a non-RONR manner, but I suspect it is the same as calling a meeting. The call (see page 92) has to contain full information about the issue(s) to be discussed and acted upon at the special meeting, and has to be sent out at least a week in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 12, 2017 at 12:01 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 at 12:01 AM (edited) Guest GW, it is ultimately up to your organization to interpret its own bylaws. However, based on what you posted, I would think that if the meeting is called by the members, the members calling the meeting may determine what shall be the subject of the meeting and set the agenda. Edited to add, I also think the person or members calling the special meeting may set the time and place of the meeting. Edited December 12, 2017 at 12:11 AM by Richard Brown Added last paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GW111 Posted December 12, 2017 at 02:37 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 at 02:37 AM Thank you very much for your help on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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