Guest qltncat Posted February 26, 2018 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 at 03:26 PM Our Bylaws state that the Parliamentarian must Chair a biannual bylaw revision meeting. That officer is unable to attend the meeting. Who can chair in her absence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 26, 2018 at 03:46 PM Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 at 03:46 PM (edited) My first response would be the Vice President would preside in the absence of the Parliamentarian (presiding officer). However, at taking a second thought I think that since the Parliamentarian is not the usual presiding officer except in this specific circumstance that it would be reasonable to argue that the President as the usual presiding officer would be the next in line. But, I think it could also be reasonable to argue that the Bylaws name the Parliamentarian as the presiding officer for a reason so the President and VP wouldn't be necessarily the proper people to chair the meeting and the assembly should elect a Chair Pro Tem to preside. So in other words, I am not sure RONR really has a concrete answer to your question and it will be up to you all to determine who should preside. Or maybe I am overthinking the situation . Stay tuned for other thoughts. Edited February 26, 2018 at 03:47 PM by Chris Harrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 26, 2018 at 05:26 PM Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 at 05:26 PM 1 hour ago, Guest qltncat said: Our Bylaws state that the Parliamentarian must Chair a biannual bylaw revision meeting. That officer is unable to attend the meeting. Who can chair in her absence? I think this is ultimately a question of bylaws interpretation, but it would seem to me that the assembly should elect a Chairman Pro Tempore. Since the society has specifically provided for someone other than the regular presiding officer to preside in this instance, I do not think that the President or Vice President would have the automatic right or duty to preside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted February 26, 2018 at 06:53 PM Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 at 06:53 PM Will this election entail suspending the rules, since the bylaws say that the Parliamentarian must chair the meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted February 26, 2018 at 09:31 PM Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 at 09:31 PM 2 hours ago, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said: Will this election entail suspending the rules, since the bylaws say that the Parliamentarian must chair the meeting? I don't think so since he's absent. If he was present and the assembly wanted someone else to do the job, then yes. I think they can just elect a chairman pro tem. They could also consider setting an adjourned meeting if they knew when he was going to be available since it seems important to this group that the parliamentarian preside over this type of meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR Stockley Posted March 19, 2018 at 10:55 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 at 10:55 AM Since your by-laws state that the Parliamentarian, usually an advisory position, it might be prudent to make a change to that rule by an amendment also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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