Guest Ron Posted May 30, 2020 at 05:49 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 05:49 PM Our organization has no Vice President per se. A VP of Membership and a VP of Programs. What are the newest rules of who then conducts a meeting in the absence of the President? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:05 PM RONR recommends that vice presidents be numbered, i.e. First VP, Second VP, etc., so that the rules about presiding at meetings and succeeding to office can be clearly interpreted. Otherwise, any rules would have to be included in your bylaws, by you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Ron Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:51 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:51 PM Would it be appropriate for a former President to preside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:56 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:56 PM If your bylaws don't specify which or if a VP should preside, or if neither one objects, anyone may preside as a president pro-tem for that meeting, but the assembly should vote on that first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:58 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 07:58 PM 2 minutes ago, Guest Guest Ron said: Would it be appropriate for a former President to preside? First, if your bylaws do not rank the vice presidents as in 1st VP, 2nd VP, etc., it will be up to your organization to interpret its own bylaws to determine the priority, if possible. Another alternative, if the President is absent, is to simply elect a president (or chairman) pro-tem by majority vote or, as is more common, by unanimous consent. Unless your bylaws provide otherwise, the assembly may select anyone it wants to preside at a meeting in the absence of the president. Question: Do your bylaws say anything, anywhere about who fulfills the duties of the president in the absence of the president? And, what, if anything, do they say what happens in the event of a vacancy in the office of the president? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 30, 2020 at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 08:05 PM 2 hours ago, Guest Ron said: Our organization has no Vice President per se. A VP of Membership and a VP of Programs. What are the newest rules of who then conducts a meeting in the absence of the President? If the Vice Presidents are not numbered, the bylaws should be amended to clarify this matter. In the interim, the organization will have to interpret its rules as best as it can. A reasonable enough solution would seem to be to follow the order that the positions are listed in the bylaws. 13 minutes ago, Guest Guest Ron said: Would it be appropriate for a former President to preside? Yes, provided that the Vice Presidents do not object and this is approved by majority vote. Alternately, it could be approved by a 2/3 vote if the Vice Presidents object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 30, 2020 at 08:13 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 08:13 PM 4 minutes ago, Josh Martin said: A reasonable enough solution would seem to be to follow the order that the positions are listed in the bylaws. I had not considered that option, but it makes sense and is in keeping with the RONR provisions for determining the order for the election of officers, etc. They are elected in the order in which they are listed in the bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Ron Posted May 30, 2020 at 09:23 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 at 09:23 PM Thank you all so very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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