Guest Leigh Dawson Posted March 17, 2020 at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 at 09:17 PM Our meetings are held monthly on the third Wednesday and can only be cancelled with 7 days notice. We have already advertised the location and time, but that facility has closed yesterday due to COVID-19. Can we change locations at such short notice? We’ve reached out to alternate locations but most places are closed as well. Some members were suggesting holding the meeting in the parking lot of the closed facility. Are we allowed to change locations after we’ve already advertised where it will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 18, 2020 at 01:00 AM Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 at 01:00 AM 3 hours ago, Guest Leigh Dawson said: Our meetings are held monthly on the third Wednesday and can only be cancelled with 7 days notice. We have already advertised the location and time, but that facility has closed yesterday due to COVID-19. Can we change locations at such short notice? We’ve reached out to alternate locations but most places are closed as well. Some members were suggesting holding the meeting in the parking lot of the closed facility. Are we allowed to change locations after we’ve already advertised where it will be? At this point, the location could not be changed unless some provision in your rules allows for it. The parking lot suggestion seems reasonable - it would seem to me that this is still part of the facility. After the meeting is convened, a motion could be adopted to adjourn the meeting to another date, time, and location, if desired (or it may simply be adjourned). This may be done even in the absence of a quorum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted March 18, 2020 at 12:30 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2020 at 12:30 PM 15 hours ago, Guest Leigh Dawson said: Our meetings are held monthly on the third Wednesday and can only be cancelled with 7 days notice. We have already advertised the location and time, but that facility has closed yesterday due to COVID-19. Can we change locations at such short notice? We’ve reached out to alternate locations but most places are closed as well. Some members were suggesting holding the meeting in the parking lot of the closed facility. Are we allowed to change locations after we’ve already advertised where it will be? You can the motion to Fix Time to Which to Adjourn (p. 242 ff.). This would let the parking lot meeting set a time and place to meet again. A description of the process can be found here, beginning on page 5: https://issuu.com/parliamentarians/docs/np_76_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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