3 board members under suspension

[suesm]

 Due to a violations of our bylaws a appointed resolution committee suspended 3 board members for 3 months . At the end of 3 months, these three board members can resume their position on the board. These three board members are the vice president, treasurer and membership chair. The jobs of these three board members will temporarily be assumed by three of the remaining board members.

Can we replace board members under suspension with club members to temporarily fill directors seats.

There are only eight directors so losing three is significant.

[Gary Novosielski]

True vacancies in office may be filled, but if the seat is not vacant but only under suspension, there is no rule in RONR that would allow what you suggest.  There's no reason that club members could not assist with the work, but they would not gain the power to move, debate, vote, or otherwise participate in board meetings.

It is unclear to me how these suspensions could have been done by a committee in the first place, so I can only assume (based on no information) that this process comports with your bylaws, as it does not resemble anything in RONR.

[Josh Martin]

On 6/11/2023 at 10:50 AM, suesm said:

 Due to a violations of our bylaws a appointed resolution committee suspended 3 board members for 3 months . At the end of 3 months, these three board members can resume their position on the board. These three board members are the vice president, treasurer and membership chair. The jobs of these three board members will temporarily be assumed by three of the remaining board members.

Can we replace board members under suspension with club members to temporarily fill directors seats.

There are only eight directors so losing three is significant.

RONR does not really provide for "temporary" vacancies or "temporary" appointments. So I think you will need to look to your own rules concerning discipline in order to answer these questions.