Guest Patricia Landis Posted January 1, 2019 at 02:28 PM Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 at 02:28 PM We had 2 of 5 board members resign and one was VP. Can the Treasurer be elected to the position of VP? Can be remain Treasurer of does he need to resign that position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted January 1, 2019 at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 at 02:44 PM Unless your rules say otherwise, he can continue in both (assuming you follow your procedures for filling vacancies correctly). However, he will still have only one vote in board matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 1, 2019 at 09:19 PM Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 at 09:19 PM 6 hours ago, Guest Patricia Landis said: We had 2 of 5 board members resign and one was VP. Can the Treasurer be elected to the position of VP? Can be remain Treasurer of does he need to resign that position? No rule in RONR would prevent him from holding both offices. But as Mr. Katz points out, he would have only one vote on the board and if your quorum requirement is a fixed number, it would be more difficult to obtain a quorum. But if your quorum requirement is (or defaults to) a majority of members, the word members is assumed to refer to living breathing persons, and not to chairs, whether empty, filled, or straddled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted January 8, 2019 at 05:39 AM Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 at 05:39 AM On 1/1/2019 at 9:44 AM, Joshua Katz said: Unless your rules say otherwise, he can continue in both (assuming you follow your procedures for filling vacancies correctly). However, he will still have only one vote in board matters. Thanks for this. I had been wondering if a person holding two positions would get multiple votes. Do you know where in RONR it states the person will only have one vote even if they hold two positions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 8, 2019 at 06:54 AM Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 at 06:54 AM See "ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE" in RONR 11th ed., p. 407. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted January 9, 2019 at 01:18 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 at 01:18 AM 18 hours ago, Hieu H. Huynh said: See "ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE" in RONR 11th ed., p. 407. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted January 12, 2019 at 05:25 AM Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 at 05:25 AM (edited) If a member holds two roles, how does this affect a quorum? For example, if there are 8 officer roles which are held by 7 people (where one person holds two roles), I assume a quorum is now 4 people (and not the 5 that would be required if all 8 roles were different people)? Edited January 12, 2019 at 05:33 AM by user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 12, 2019 at 09:21 AM Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 at 09:21 AM Quorum is based on number of members present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted January 12, 2019 at 10:42 AM Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 at 10:42 AM 5 hours ago, user said: If a member holds two roles, how does this affect a quorum? For example, if there are 8 officer roles which are held by 7 people (where one person holds two roles), I assume a quorum is now 4 people (and not the 5 that would be required if all 8 roles were different people)? Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 12, 2019 at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 at 08:25 PM 14 hours ago, user said: If a member holds two roles, how does this affect a quorum? For example, if there are 8 officer roles which are held by 7 people (where one person holds two roles), I assume a quorum is now 4 people (and not the 5 that would be required if all 8 roles were different people)? The general principle is that a person who wears two hats does not become two people. In matters of quorum or voting or the like, it is appropriate to count heads, not hats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted January 13, 2019 at 01:20 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 at 01:20 AM 15 hours ago, Hieu H. Huynh said: Quorum is based on number of members present. 14 hours ago, Joshua Katz said: Correct. 4 hours ago, Gary Novosielski said: The general principle is that a person who wears two hats does not become two people. In matters of quorum or voting or the like, it is appropriate to count heads, not hats. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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