VP role

[Guest Patricia Harrington]

How long can you run meetings without a VP

[Joshua Katz]

As long as you want. The VP's role, unless the bylaws say something else, is to automatically become president if the presidency would otherwise become vacant. They have no other role at meetings.

[puzzling]

On 8/3/2023 at 4:48 PM, Guest Patricia Harrington said:

How long can you run meetings without a VP

What do your bylaws say about filling vacant positions on the board? 

As i presume it is an officer post mentioned in the bylaws it should be refilled within a reasonable term. By who and so depends on the bylaws.

[Rob Elsman]

In the absence of a president and vice president, the assembly has the power to elect a temporary occupant of the chair to preside over a meeting. The absence of a vice president should never bring a halt to a meeting.

[Gary Novosielski]

On 8/3/2023 at 11:54 AM, Joshua Katz said:

As long as you want. The VP's role, unless the bylaws say something else, is to automatically become president if the presidency would otherwise become vacant. They have no other role at meetings.

Except to preside, when the president does not, for whatever reason.

[Gary Novosielski]

On 8/3/2023 at 11:48 AM, Guest Patricia Harrington said:

How long can you run meetings without a VP

If you mean there is a vacancy in the office of VP, it should be filled as soon as possible.  If the VP is simply skipping meetings, the impact would be minimal, but it's up to the assembly whether it rises to a level of concern.