Tomm Posted April 21, 2021 at 04:25 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 at 04:25 PM I can understand that a "session" may not necessarily take place on consecutive days, but how long of a recess or delay can there be before it's no longer a "session"? Is the maximum recess or delay time based on being held within the quarterly time period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted April 21, 2021 at 06:08 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 at 06:08 PM 1 hour ago, Tomm said: I can understand that a "session" may not necessarily take place on consecutive days, but how long of a recess or delay can there be before it's no longer a "session"? Is the maximum recess or delay time based on being held within the quarterly time period? I think that what is said in RONR, 12th ed., 22:7-8 may answer your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted April 21, 2021 at 06:52 PM Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 at 06:52 PM The question was asked by a Board member. The Board holds 2 regular meetings a month but was wondering that because there are elections once a year to replace 1/3rd of the Board members whether a "session" was the entire year! My response was that each meeting is a session?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 21, 2021 at 07:34 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 at 07:34 PM 39 minutes ago, Tomm said: The Board holds 2 regular meetings a month but was wondering that because there are elections once a year to replace 1/3rd of the Board members whether a "session" was the entire year! My response was that each meeting is a session?!?!? Yes, each meeting is a separate session unless your own governing documents provide otherwise. It would be unusual if they do provide otherwise, but I have seen bylaws that provide that a session lasts an entire year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted April 22, 2021 at 02:10 AM Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 at 02:10 AM 7 hours ago, Tomm said: The question was asked by a Board member. The Board holds 2 regular meetings a month but was wondering that because there are elections once a year to replace 1/3rd of the Board members whether a "session" was the entire year! My response was that each meeting is a session?!?!? Your response appears correct based on RONR (12th ed.) 8:2(2), and the citations from Mr. Honemann, above. Your board member may have gotten this mistaken impression from several municipalities and higher level assemblies which say that a session lasts a full year. But, remember, that a session is not defined based on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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