Deb Parm Posted October 28, 2018 at 06:54 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 at 06:54 PM Our bylaws state the election of new board officers takes place at the conclusion of the annual meeting. This means the board members elect don't know what their position will be until after the board meeting is over. A better way would be to have the election during the meeting so they can sit with the current position to learn it. Is there anyway to suspend that portion of the bylaw for this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted October 28, 2018 at 06:58 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 at 06:58 PM No, but you could amend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted October 28, 2018 at 08:03 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 at 08:03 PM Do the bylaws say that the election takes place at the conclusion of the annual meeting or that the term of the newly elected officers begins at the conclusion of the annual meeting? I ask because the latter wording is much more commonly seen. Could you quote the exact wording from your by-laws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted October 28, 2018 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 at 08:34 PM 1 hour ago, Deb Parm said: Is there anyway to suspend that portion of the bylaw for this year? In the notice of the annual meeting, state that you will introduce a motion to amend the bylaws to move the up the election. Such a motion requires a two-thirds vote (abstentions won't count) or the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership to pass. As soon as it is adopted, you can go right ahead and conduct the election. If you want the change to be effective for one year only, then put that into your motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 28, 2018 at 08:56 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 at 08:56 PM (edited) 21 minutes ago, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said: In the notice of the annual meeting, state that you will introduce a motion to amend the bylaws to move the up the election. Such a motion requires a two-thirds vote (abstentions won't count) or the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership to pass. As soon as it is adopted, you can go right ahead and conduct the election. If you want the change to be effective for one year only, then put that into your motion. Well, the provisions in your comment about the vote required to amend the bylaws is what RONR requires in the absence of a bylaw provision. We did not know what the bylaws of this particular organization require. It may or may not be the same. Deb needs to follow the provisions in her own bylaws. Edited October 28, 2018 at 08:57 PM by Richard Brown Added last sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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