Guest Steve Posted May 2, 2019 at 03:51 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 at 03:51 AM we are a small non-profit organization and we have a by-law on determination of annual member dues which states that the amount shall be a total of the past year's bills amount divided by the number of current members. A motion was made and passed to temporarily override the normal dues amount in order to attract new members. If not enough new members are accepted the dues amount will be adjusted to cover the difference. Was this a valid motion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted May 2, 2019 at 04:14 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 at 04:14 AM 20 minutes ago, Guest Steve said: we are a small non-profit organization and we have a by-law on determination of annual member dues which states that the amount shall be a total of the past year's bills amount divided by the number of current members. A motion was made and passed to temporarily override the normal dues amount in order to attract new members. If not enough new members are accepted the dues amount will be adjusted to cover the difference. Was this a valid motion? Such a motion would be valid only if adopted as a bylaws amendment, and it would have to specify the meaning of "temporarily." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted May 2, 2019 at 04:29 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 at 04:29 AM Even if the word 'shall' is used in the by-law versus 'must' ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted May 2, 2019 at 04:40 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 at 04:40 AM 7 minutes ago, Steve M said: Even if the word 'shall' is used in the by-law versus 'must' ?? Yes. If the bylaws say what the dues shall be, then a motion to "temporarily override the normal dues amount" obviously conflicts with the bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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