Guest Chaim Stepelman Posted November 13, 2018 at 11:14 AM Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 at 11:14 AM There is a member of our board who is an employee of the organization. His job is to report to the board regarding developments and ongoing activities of an affiliated organization. He reports only once a year at the annual meeting, and the reports are quite sparse. I would like to see more regular and substantial reports. Would this be considered an, "Order"? How would a motion such as this be phrased? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted November 13, 2018 at 11:42 AM Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 at 11:42 AM An initial aside: I trust that the Board does NOT vote on the salary, perks, &c, of the employees. RONR doesn't define or deal with an "order" to employees or members. The board could, by majority vote, request or move, I suppose, that a board member become a committee (of one) and to report more fully on the relevant "affiliate" matters, but your employment agreements might get in the way of the Board requesting an employee to be more informative -- kind of micromanaging, I suppose. And since, you say, the board member and the employee are one and the same, it seems hopelessly convoluted to me. Many organization say, in bylaws, that an employee cannot be a board member. Might be a good idea to follow their lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted November 13, 2018 at 01:47 PM Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 at 01:47 PM Is this a corporation? If so, there may be additional complications beyond the scope of this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 13, 2018 at 02:07 PM Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 at 02:07 PM Agreeing with Dr. Stackpole and Joshua Katz, I am a bit reluctant to wade in without knowing more about this situation. I will add, however, that at the time this board member makes his report, it is in order to ask questions about the report. That might be one way of obtaining more detail. I also have a question: how did this particular person become a board member? Is he elected independently like the other board members or is he a board member automatically because of his position with the organization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 13, 2018 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 at 03:03 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, jstackpo said: RONR doesn't define or deal with an "order" to employees or members. The board could, by majority vote, request or move, I suppose, that a board member become a committee (of one) and to report more fully on the relevant "affiliate" matters, but your employment agreements might get in the way of the Board requesting an employee to be more informative -- kind of micromanaging, I suppose. “In organizations with employees, the assembly or the board can give instructions to an employee in the form of an order, which is written just as a resolution except that the word "Ordered" is used in place of the word "Resolved." An example would be: "Ordered, That the steward obtain impoundment of all unauthorized vehicles found parked on the club premises." (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 110) Edited November 13, 2018 at 03:04 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted November 13, 2018 at 09:37 PM Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 at 09:37 PM I gotta wait until morning coffee sinks in before jumping in with assertions as to what is or is not in RONR. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted November 14, 2018 at 12:53 AM Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 at 12:53 AM 13 hours ago, Guest Chaim Stepelman said: He reports only once a year at the annual meeting, and the reports are quite sparse. How was this schedule established? I think you will be dealing, at a minimum, with a motion to amend something previously adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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