Meeting with only part of a board.

[Guest Watts]

Can a president call a meeting and only pick to invite certain members of the board.    Not a committee from the board not offers just 5 random member's?  Those that agree with his agenda.  

[Richard Brown]

20 minutes ago, Guest Watts said:

Can a president call a meeting and only pick to invite certain members of the board.    Not a committee from the board not offers just 5 random member's?  Those that agree with his agenda.  

If it's to be an official board meeting where binding decisions affecting the organization are expected to be made, no.  But if it is a get together at Joe's Bar or Carl's Cafe or Jack's house to BS about the organization and discuss among themselves what they would like to see happen, and maybe even plan ways to try to make it happen, yes, that's fine.  Members.... whether general members or board members.... are perfectly to gather and talk about the organization all they want to.

Caveat:  If this o a public body of some sort, such as a city council or school board which is subject to your state's open meetings laws, such a get together might be illegal.  But for ordinary voluntary associations, clubs, etc, it is perfectly legit.

Note:  If you have different ideas for the future of the organization than your president, you and members who think like you are also free to gather and discuss the organization and to plan (or plot) ways to have the organization move in the direction YOU want it to move.

[Gary Novosielski]

On 4/2/2021 at 4:22 PM, Richard Brown said:

If it's to be an official board meeting where binding decisions affecting the organization are expected to be made, no.  But if it is a get together at Joe's Bar or Carl's Cafe or Jack's house to BS about the organization and discuss among themselves what they would like to see happen, and maybe even plan ways to try to make it happen, yes, that's fine.  Members.... whether general members or board members.... are perfectly to gather and talk about the organization all they want to.

Caveat:  If this o a public body of some sort, such as a city council or school board which is subject to your state's open meetings laws, such a get together might be illegal.  But for ordinary voluntary associations, clubs, etc, it is perfectly legit.

Note:  If you have different ideas for the future of the organization than your president, you and members who think like you are also free to gather and discuss the organization and to plan (or plot) ways to have the organization move in the direction YOU want it to move.

It should be emphasized, I think, that none of these informal gatherings are, in fact, meetings, within the meaning of RONR.  No actual business in the form of motions or votes can be done at these gatherings, and no formal decisions can be reached on behalf of the organization.