by laws and meetings

[Guest Scott]

Our by laws state the election of officers shall be held at the annual meeting in Feb.  It also states that terms of officers and trustees shall run from  Feb to Feb.  Our board in a 2 -5 vote at a closed meeting decided to move the election to May.  The membership feels that this is in direct violation of the by laws and that elections should be held or the board removed and new officers and trustees elected.  Can they be removed at the Feb meeting (which will still be held) by a vote of no confidence or other means.

[Dan Honemann]

1 minute ago, Guest Scott said:

Our by laws state the election of officers shall be held at the annual meeting in Feb.  It also states that terms of officers and trustees shall run from  Feb to Feb.  Our board in a 2 -5 vote at a closed meeting decided to move the election to May.  The membership feels that this is in direct violation of the by laws and that elections should be held or the board removed and new officers and trustees elected.  Can they be removed at the Feb meeting (which will still be held) by a vote of no confidence or other means.

Based solely upon what you have posted, there appears to be no reason why an election should not be held at your annual meeting in February as provided in your bylaws. 

Do you have any idea why it is that your board thinks that it has the power to move this election to May?

[Richard Brown]

Guest Scott, did the board postpone just the elections or the entire February annual meeting?

It is possible to postpone the elections, but if the rules in RONR are controlling the postponement must be done AT the February annual meeting when the elections become the pending item of business.  At that time, a motion would be in order to postpone them to the next meeting (if it is within a quarterly time interval) or to an "adjourned meeting". 

Edited to add:  A postponement to a meeting in May would be in order, but to be done properly the postponement must take place at the February meeting when the elections are in order.  Or, as Mr. Honemann was wondering, why not just have the elections at the  February meeting?

Edited again to add:  Actually, a postponement from the February annual meeting to a meeting in May MIGHT be in order.... or might not be, depending on whether May is the next regular meeting.  Are there any meetings scheduled between the February and May meetings? 

 

Edited January 25, 2021 at 05:46 PM by Richard Brown
Added last two paragraphs

[alanh49]

11 hours ago, Guest Scott said:

Our by laws state the election of officers shall be held at the annual meeting in Feb.  It also states that terms of officers and trustees shall run from  Feb to Feb.  Our board in a 2 -5 vote at a closed meeting decided to move the election to May.  The membership feels that this is in direct violation of the by laws and that elections should be held or the board removed and new officers and trustees elected.  Can they be removed at the Feb meeting (which will still be held) by a vote of no confidence or other means.

Do the bylaws say they hold office until their successors are elected? Because if does not their term will end in February