Guest Mary Ann Landolina Posted August 11, 2020 at 09:08 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 at 09:08 PM my organization has a by law stating the Friday evening dinners can only be attended by members. Because of the Pandemic we are considering opening Friday evenings to the public. Can we do this by executive order as to not have to wait three weeks to follow our by laws. The organization is in dire need of revenue or it may have to close its doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 11, 2020 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 at 10:23 PM No, you can only do it by amending your bylaws. That may not have been the best choice of where to put that rule, but that's where you are now. In the future, consider putting rules like this in Standing Rules, which allows them to be suspended more easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted August 11, 2020 at 11:07 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 at 11:07 PM I think Mr. Novosielski meant to say that Standing Rules can be amended more easily than bylaws. Standing rules "that have any application outside a meeting context, however, cannot be suspended." (RONR 11th ed., p. 18, 24-25) and I would think that a rule on who is entitled to attend the Friday evening dinner is outside a meeting context. If that were not the case, then the rule in the bylaw would be in the nature of a rule of order and could be suspended. The bottom line for our Guest is that they cannot open the dinners to non-members without amending or violating their bylaws. The need to do either or both of those is up to the organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 12, 2020 at 05:12 AM Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 at 05:12 AM OOps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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