Executive reneged Verbal Resignation

[Guest Erica]

Our Treasurer gave a verbal resignation to two other Executive Members (Secretary and Vice-President) and has now reneged on their resignation to the President of our Club.  We do not have anything written in our By-Laws when this type of thing occurs.  The problem now is the Secretary and Vice-President will resign if the Treasurer does not resign.  Can the President call an emergency meeting to take a vote from the Membership and elect new  Executives (depending on whomever resigns)?  Any other suggestion on how to deal with this matter would be greatly appreciated.  Thank-you!

[Richard Brown]

50 minutes ago, Guest Erica said:

Our Treasurer gave a verbal resignation to two other Executive Members (Secretary and Vice-President) and has now reneged on their resignation to the President of our Club.

Addressing only the issue of the treasurer’s purported resignation, unless your rules provide to the contrary, a resignation is not binding until it has been accepted  by the proper body, generally either the membership or the Board of Directors if the board is authorized to do so.  Further, until the resignation has been acted upon, it may be withdrawn at any time. Still further, unless the resignation takes place during a meeting, a resignation should  be submitted in writing.

Edited to add: See pages 291 and 467-468 in RONR for more information. 

Edited November 5, 2019 at 04:00 AM by Richard Brown
Added last paragraph

[Richard Brown]

40 minutes ago, Guest Erica said:

 The problem now is the Secretary and Vice-President will resign if the Treasurer does not resign.  Can the President call an emergency meeting to take a vote from the Membership and elect new  Executives (depending on whomever resigns)?

Whether the president can call an “emergency “ or special meeting to accept resignations or to fill vacancies depends on whether your bylaws authorize special meetings. They may not be held unless authorized in the bylaws. 
 

As to filling vacancies, follow the procedure spelled out in your bylaws. Unless your rules are silent or have a contrary provision, RONR specifies that vacancies shall be filled by the body which elected the officers in the first place and that notice of filling the vacancy must be given. See page 291 in RONR. 

[Richard Brown]

Guest Erica, see FAQ # 18 on the main website for the authoritative answer on withdrawing a resignation: http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#18

You might also look at FAQ # 20 about removing officers from office. It just might be what you need! Just scroll down a couple of questions from #18. 

[Guest Erica]

Thank-you Richard for all the information!  Appreciate it!