President’s term ending

[Guest Sheri McQuinn]

When a president’s term ends what is the proper way to turn over leadership to the incoming president?

[Gary Novosielski]

RONR has nothing to say on this; whatever your group feels is appropriate is pretty much fine, including doing nothing. 

One example, simple enough, which would work if the new president is elected at the last meeting at which the outgoing president presides, is to call the new president to the front, pass the gavel over, and share a handshake, and have the new president preside for the rest of the meeting, which might be nothing but adjournment.

Or you can crank up the drama, hire a brass band, release a festival of balloons, a bevy of doves, award a brass plaque and a  bouquet of roses, and a new Toyota pickup to the new president, the past president, or both.

Or something in between.