Guest M. Acevedo Posted September 28, 2018 at 05:42 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 at 05:42 PM If board meeting minutes are normally signed by the board secretary but taken by an executive assistant, who should sign the minutes for a meeting at which the board secretary is absent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted September 28, 2018 at 05:54 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 at 05:54 PM Whoever was the secretary pro tem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 28, 2018 at 11:04 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 at 11:04 PM 5 hours ago, Guest M. Acevedo said: If board meeting minutes are normally signed by the board secretary but taken by an executive assistant, who should sign the minutes for a meeting at which the board secretary is absent? It seems to me the executive assistant should sign them, and should also sign them when the secretary is present. It seems to me that the executive assistant is acting as the secretary, so far as RONR is concerned. If some rule or law requires the Secretary to sign these minutes, then see what that rule or law says on this subject. If it is merely a custom, then it is at the board’s discretion. 5 hours ago, Joshua Katz said: Whoever was the secretary pro tem. Why bother electing a secretary pro tem? The person who performs the parliamentary duties of the secretary appears to still be present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted September 28, 2018 at 11:30 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 at 11:30 PM I suppose. Why bother electing a Secretary then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM 14 minutes ago, Joshua Katz said: I suppose. Why bother electing a Secretary then? I suspect that the secretary has other duties, and/or that the board is required to elect a secretary from among its own members due to a provision in the society’s rules or applicable law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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