Guest Loren Posted February 19, 2023 at 04:02 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 at 04:02 PM Half of our board members are elected (or re-elected) each year. The new board then elects its chairman for the coming year at its first meeting. Who should serve as chairman of that first meeting until the new chairman is elected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted February 19, 2023 at 05:17 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 at 05:17 PM The board should elect a chairman pro-tem to preside over that election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 19, 2023 at 05:49 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 at 05:49 PM On 2/19/2023 at 11:02 AM, Guest Loren said: Half of our board members are elected (or re-elected) each year. The new board then elects its chairman for the coming year at its first meeting. Who should serve as chairman of that first meeting until the new chairman is elected? If you have a permanent clerk or secretary, they should call the meeting to order and preside over the election of a new chairman, who then takes over immediately upon election. If not, any member may do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 24, 2023 at 04:16 PM Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 at 04:16 PM On 2/19/2023 at 10:02 AM, Guest Loren said: Half of our board members are elected (or re-elected) each year. The new board then elects its chairman for the coming year at its first meeting. Who should serve as chairman of that first meeting until the new chairman is elected? I don't fully agree with the previous responses. I think the answer depends on exactly what the bylaws say about terms of office and particularly the term of office of the chairman of the board. If the bylaws say that the chairman serves until his successor is elected, then I believe that the outgoing chairman is still the chairman and should preside at least until his successor is elected. The answer also depends at least in part as to whether the bylaws require the chairman to actually be a member of the board and whether his term as a board member expired prior to the first meeting of the "new" board. There is probably nothing wrong with electing a chair pro tem to preside at the first meeting until a new chair is elected, but, depending on the exact language in the bylaws, I believe the outgoing chairman might have the right to preside if he insists on it. It depends on exactly what the bylaws say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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