J. Moore Posted March 22, 2018 at 06:35 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 06:35 PM I belong to an organization that uses RRO as its parliamentary authority; in its bylaws, there is an order of business for general membership meetings. Lately, the board has been ignoring the order of business (over the protests of some members). What is the correct way to ask, or move, to get the board (and chair) to follow the order of business as laid out in the bylaws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 22, 2018 at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 06:39 PM 3 minutes ago, J. Moore said: I belong to an organization that uses RRO as its parliamentary authority; in its bylaws, there is an order of business for general membership meetings. Lately, the board has been ignoring the order of business (over the protests of some members). What is the correct way to ask, or move, to get the board (and chair) to follow the order of business as laid out in the bylaws? Rise and say “Mr. President, I call for the orders of the day.” See RONR, 11th ed., pgs. 219-224 for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 22, 2018 at 07:12 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 07:12 PM 30 minutes ago, Josh Martin said: Rise and say “Mr. President, I call for the orders of the day.” See RONR, 11th ed., pgs. 219-224 for more information. And then tell your board that it should mind its own business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted March 22, 2018 at 09:50 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 09:50 PM And be prepared to explain to your chairman what calling for the orders of the day means. Seems we have another case of a board trying to run a meeting of the general membership. Board members have no special rights at such meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 22, 2018 at 10:26 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 10:26 PM 3 hours ago, J. Moore said: I belong to an organization that uses RRO as its parliamentary authority; in its bylaws, there is an order of business for general membership meetings. Lately, the board has been ignoring the order of business (over the protests of some members). What is the correct way to ask, or move, to get the board (and chair) to follow the order of business as laid out in the bylaws? in addition to calling for the orders of the day, a member could raise a point of order that the agenda is not being followed. I suspect that the chairman and members are more likely to understand that point of order than a call for the orders of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 23, 2018 at 02:24 AM Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 at 02:24 AM 7 hours ago, J. Moore said: I belong to an organization that uses RRO as its parliamentary authority; in its bylaws, there is an order of business for general membership meetings. Lately, the board has been ignoring the order of business (over the protests of some members). What is the correct way to ask, or move, to get the board (and chair) to follow the order of business as laid out in the bylaws? The board has no control over the order of business (or anything else) at a general membership meeting. The board is not in session except during its own meetings, and if it attends general membership meetings at all, it is only as individuals, who have no more rights than any other member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted March 24, 2018 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 at 03:05 PM These types of topics/issues always make me wonder how many organizations in actuality have two types of board meetings: one where only the board meets, and one where the general members are allowed to attend and address the board. They refer to the latter as a "membership meeting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 24, 2018 at 04:06 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 at 04:06 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, Tom Coronite said: These types of topics/issues always make me wonder how many organizations in actuality have two types of board meetings: one where only the board meets, and one where the general members are allowed to attend and address the board. They refer to the latter as a "membership meeting." Well, I think that does indeed occur, but there are also organizations with actual membership meetings which the board mistakenly thinks they run. Edited March 24, 2018 at 07:01 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted March 24, 2018 at 04:36 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 at 04:36 PM Oh, for sure. 29 minutes ago, Josh Martin said: Well, I think that does indeed occur, but there are also organizations with actual membership meeting which the board mistakenly thinks they run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted March 24, 2018 at 05:31 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 at 05:31 PM Perhaps the confusion stems from the fact that board members are generally considered officers, and that officers such as President and Secretary usually serve at both board and general membership meetings. It's great to have people taking responsibility for keeping things organized, but not so great when they assume they can override the will of the membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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