electronic meetings or texting

[Guest Vincent]

Is electronic meetings or texting permitted to allocate resources or organization's funds? Can a quorum be established via text messaging? 

[jstackpo]

Only if authorized in the bylaws.  Here's a link to an essay that shows how to set up and run an electronic meeting (for any purpose), via e-mail:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8w31eocwqx067h/E-Meetings 2012.docx?dl=0

 

[Transpower]

In an electronic meeting, all participants must be able to hear one another.  It would be better, though not required, to also see each other.  Simply exchanging emails or texts is not a good method.  And, as my colleague jstackpo says above, the bylaws must authorize electronic meetings (in order to hold them) to be in accord with RONR.

[jstackpo]

42 minutes ago, Transpower said:

Simply exchanging emails or texts is not a good method.

I agree, particularly with the "simply exchanging" part.   But with addition structure, based on RONR as described in that cited article, e-mail meetings can work just fine, although not by any means as quickly as regular in-person -- or real-time video conference, &c. -- meetings.  Sure a lot less expensive, however.