Guest Steven DeLawter Posted October 19, 2023 at 05:42 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 at 05:42 PM Recently a new Trustee has called a special meeting of the Board. That person is questioning if officers elected by the general membership are a part of the Board. She believes they are not. The club has been in existence since 1979 with Bylaws being enacted at that time. The Bylaws state that the president shall act as Chairperson and the Secretary shall act as Board secretary. The VP and Treasurer are not directly named in the Bylaws. As they are elected by the membership are they in fact entitled to all be on the Board and have voting privileges ? Thank you very much for any assistance. Steven DeLawter President Skagit Valley Beekeepers Association Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted October 19, 2023 at 08:06 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 at 08:06 PM Your bylaws should define the board membership, so that's where you need to look. If the only officers listed as board members are the president and teh secretary, then they are the only officers who are on the board. There is no "default" board membership. Ideally, there should be a specific article that defines the board membership in one location; but you need to look at all of the bylaws provisions to see if there is anywhere else that states that the VP and treasurer serve on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 19, 2023 at 08:07 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 at 08:07 PM On 10/19/2023 at 1:42 PM, Guest Steven DeLawter said: The VP and Treasurer are not directly named in the Bylaws. I hope you mean they are not named as being board members. If they are not named at all, then you don't have a VP and Treasurer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted October 19, 2023 at 08:16 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 at 08:16 PM On 10/19/2023 at 2:07 PM, Gary Novosielski said: I hope you mean they are not named as being board members. If they are not named at all, then you don't have a VP and Treasurer. Good point. I didn't think of that angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted October 20, 2023 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 at 12:38 AM On 10/19/2023 at 1:42 PM, Guest Steven DeLawter said: Recently a new Trustee has called a special meeting of the Board. Do your bylaws give one trustee the authority to call a board meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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