Guest DawgMac Posted February 8, 2024 at 09:38 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2024 at 09:38 PM Can you tell me what it means when our byalws says?? Nepotism (partners, spouses, immediate family members) and favoritism are not allowed to serve on the Executive Board together at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anon Posted February 8, 2024 at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2024 at 11:12 PM Your society should have a set of bylaws which are the rules that govern decisions made for your society. Your society should have created them at its founding and may have amended them over time. They might say that family members are not allowed to serve on the board together, or they might not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 9, 2024 at 12:31 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2024 at 12:31 AM It can only be hoped that the bylaws define with specificity what all these terms mean in the present context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 9, 2024 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2024 at 12:59 AM (edited) On 2/8/2024 at 3:38 PM, Guest DawgMac said: Can you tell me what it means when our byalws says?? Nepotism (partners, spouses, immediate family members) and favoritism are not allowed to serve on the Executive Board together at the same time. Well, I think what they're trying to say, at least with part of this rule, is that relatives (defined as partners, spouses, and immediate family members) can't serve together on the board. For example, a married couple, or siblings, or whatever, can't both serve on the same time. The "and favoritism" part doesn't make sense. You're on your own there. Edited February 9, 2024 at 01:09 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 9, 2024 at 01:02 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2024 at 01:02 AM How "immediate" is immediate? Foster child? Daughter-in-law? Step-son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 9, 2024 at 04:03 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2024 at 04:03 AM On 2/8/2024 at 4:38 PM, Guest DawgMac said: Can you tell me what it means when our [bylaws] says?? Nepotism (partners, spouses, immediate family members) and favoritism are not allowed to serve on the Executive Board together at the same time. It's gibberish. Nepotism and favoritism are not allowed to serve? Nepotism is a subset of favoritism, and favoritism is a state of being, not a person. Only persons may serve on a board, so although the intent of this language may be to prevent family members and presumably friends from serving on the board together, it fails miserably in fulfilling that intent. Fortunately, only your society can interpret what your bylaws say. RONR has no such rules; it assumes that voters will be familiar enough with the candidates to decide whether they can be trusted to serve without fear or favor in the office to which they aspire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 9, 2024 at 01:09 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2024 at 01:09 PM On 2/8/2024 at 7:02 PM, Rob Elsman said: How "immediate" is immediate? Foster child? Daughter-in-law? Step-son? Yes, there will certainly be some interpretation there. Certainly, the rule could use some clarification (or simply eliminating it altogether and letting the members use their best judgment in electing board members). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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