Board Meeting Led by Treasurer?

[Guest Renee]

Our president is out on leave of absence so the VP became acting president. She cannot attend our meeting later this week, but we voted to hold it anyway. Now the secretary also cannot attend. The suggestion has been made that the treasurer chair the meeting and a director takes the minutes. Is it possible to have a board meeting with so many executives absent? (I'm assuming the Executive Director will be present, though I don't know if that's relevant.)

Thanks!

[George Mervosh]

Yes, it is possible.  The members attending can choose anyone they want to preside.  As always, a quorum must be present to conduct business.

[Dan Honemann]

On 11/16/2021 at 9:57 AM, Guest Renee said:

Our president is out on leave of absence so the VP became acting president. She cannot attend our meeting later this week, but we voted to hold it anyway. Now the secretary also cannot attend. The suggestion has been made that the treasurer chair the meeting and a director takes the minutes. Is it possible to have a board meeting with so many executives absent? (I'm assuming the Executive Director will be present, though I don't know if that's relevant.)

Thanks!

I agree with Mr. Mervosh. As long as you have a quorum present you may hold your meeting.  Any member may call the meeting to order, and the first business in order will be the election of a chairman pro-tem. The next business in order will be the election of a secretary pro tem. Then you're good to go.

[Weldon Merritt]

I will add only that not only may the meeting be held, it should be held. Unless your bylaws provide for cancellation of a regular or properly called special meeting, it cannot be cancelled. So even if you don't have a quorum, the meeting should be held, even if the only thing you can do is to then adjourn (maybe after first scheduling an adjourned meeting).