2008alamo Posted February 9, 2021 at 08:14 PM Report Posted February 9, 2021 at 08:14 PM OUR ANNUAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MID MARCH. A VOTE TO ELECT NEW BOARD MEMBERS WILL OCCUR GUARANTEEING A QUORUM. HOW CAN I ADD THE PROPOSED CHANGE RESCINDING A BY-LAW IN THE AGENDA TO ENSURE A VOTE? Quote
Richard Brown Posted February 9, 2021 at 08:25 PM Report Posted February 9, 2021 at 08:25 PM 5 minutes ago, 2008alamo said: OUR ANNUAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MID MARCH. A VOTE TO ELECT NEW BOARD MEMBERS WILL OCCUR GUARANTEEING A QUORUM. HOW CAN I ADD THE PROPOSED CHANGE RESCINDING A BY-LAW IN THE AGENDA TO ENSURE A VOTE? The answer will be in the requirements set out in your own bylaws for the procedure to amend them. Your bylaws almost certainly have a provision on amendments. It's usually one of the last items in bylaws. Those provisions must be followed. They generally provide for some sort of previous notice of the change proposed and for a super-majority vote (such as a two thirds vote) of the members. If by some rare chance your bylaws contain no provisions regarding their amendment, then those are the minimum requirements in RONR. See section 57 of RONR for the provisions on amendment of bylaws. However, the provisions in your bylaws supersede those in RONR. Quote
2008alamo Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:07 PM Author Report Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:07 PM Thank you for your response. Our home owners Association President fired our Parliamentarian and replaced him with a member of the Board who is an obstructionist. How can we find a qualified local Parliamentarian to facilitate the spirit of Roberts Rules to enable dialogue and not use it to preclude Motions and member voting? Quote
Richard Brown Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:27 PM Report Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:27 PM (edited) 20 minutes ago, 2008alamo said: How can we find a qualified local Parliamentarian to facilitate the spirit of Roberts Rules to enable dialogue and not use it to preclude Motions and member voting? The National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) and the American Institute of Parliamentarians (AIP) both have referral services. The NAP is the larger of the two and has a website you can use to search for professional registered parliamentarians and also to get information on your state association and state president and to find out if there are any local units in your immediate area. Click on the “NAP in my area” link. Edited February 10, 2021 at 01:28 PM by Richard Brown Typographical correction Quote
Richard Brown Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:38 PM Report Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:38 PM The NAP website is: www.parliamentarians.org. The AIP website is AIPParl.org. Quote
Guest Puzzling Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:45 PM Report Posted February 10, 2021 at 01:45 PM As this is concerning a homeowners association also have a look at the website of the homeowners protection bureau www.hopb.co Hoa s are more regulated by (state) laws, covenants and bylaws than RONR and they all have precedence over RONR. Quote
2008alamo Posted February 10, 2021 at 05:34 PM Author Report Posted February 10, 2021 at 05:34 PM Thank you for your response. Our home owners Association President fired our Parliamentarian and replaced him with a member of the Board who is an obstructionist. How can we find a qualified local Parliamentarian to facilitate the spirit of Roberts Rules to enable dialogue and not use it to preclude Motions and member voting? Quote
2008alamo Posted February 10, 2021 at 05:34 PM Author Report Posted February 10, 2021 at 05:34 PM thank you for your assistance 2008alamo@gmail.com Quote
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