Guest farmer Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:30 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:30 AM Records of an organization are available for members to access or inspect. Does this include the policies and proceedures written by committee for the board of directors and aproved by the board of directors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:53 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:53 AM If the Board formally approved the p&ps, then the general membership can require that the minutes of the approval meeting (which should include the text of the p&ps that were adopted) be read to them at a meeting - p. 487, line 17ff. Requires a 2/3 vote or majority with notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest policies and proceedures Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:58 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:58 AM The membership aproved a constitution that the board has the right to form policies and proceedures. The board does not feel that it has to bring back to the membership those written policies and proceedures or show them to the membership on request. Is the board in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 30, 2019 at 01:29 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 01:29 AM 29 minutes ago, Guest policies and proceedures said: Is the board in order. No, not if the association is following the rules in RONR. If they are not... time for a new board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 30, 2019 at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 01:30 AM I am presuming that your constitution / bylaws includes RONR as the association's parliamentary authority, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farmer Posted October 30, 2019 at 01:37 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 01:37 AM 42 minutes ago, jstackpo said: If the Board formally approved the p&ps, then the general membership can require that the minutes of the approval meeting (which should include the text of the p&ps that were adopted) be read to them at a meeting - p. 487, line 17ff. Requires a 2/3 vote or majority with notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 30, 2019 at 08:10 PM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 08:10 PM 19 hours ago, Guest policies and proceedures said: The membership aproved a constitution that the board has the right to form policies and proceedures. The board does not feel that it has to bring back to the membership those written policies and proceedures or show them to the membership on request. Is the board in order. It may be time for a constitutional amendment, or a new board, or both. As @jstackpo pointed out, the membership, by a 2/3 vote can review anything the board adopts--or, for that matter, rejects, by having the appropriate minutes read (or otherwise produced). Also, depending on a close reading of the bylaws, it may be possible for the membership to rescind or amend things previously adopted by the board. It makes no sense to me that the membership of an organization would allow a board to operate in ways that the membership is unaware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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