PRESIDENT INSISTS ON VOTING

[Guest Chris H]

If this is a rare occurance just let him vote. He as a member of the assembly has the right to do so. You might suggest that he turn over the Chair to the Vice President (or elect an impartial Chair pro tem if the VP wants to debate the question as well"

[Guest Mutzie]

It is not a rare occurance. He is insisting on voting on every committee (except the nominating where our bylaws are very specific about the President not being involved); no President has every done this before in our 50+ years of existence. He is also t"

[Guest Chris H]

All committee members are free to participate fully during committee meetings (even the committee Chair). See RONR p. 483"

[Guest Nancy N.]

Hold still. The original post referred only to the executive "committee" -- and note that the executive committee is really not a committee.

... So is the president actually a member of all the other committees (except nominating)?"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>We have an Executive Committee meeting coming up (we are a 16 member board)<<

What does your executive committee have to do with your board?

And what do you mean by "ex-officio" (since it may differ from our under"

[Guest dan]

Perhaps (don't know details) there is a misunderstanding of the term "ex-officio". If the president is an "ex-officio" member of this bidy, then he has full rights (including voting), unless your rules specify otherwise.

Ex-of"

[Guest Rob Elsman]

See RONR (10th ed.), pp. 392, 393; p. 471, ll. 7-11. Since, as you say, it is the established custom in this executive committee for the president not to vote right along with the other members, what is said on pp. 392 and 393 about voting in larger assem"

[Guest Dan Honemann]

This is all much ado about nothing."

[Guest John M.]

>>It is my understanding that though it is not illegal according to Roberts for the President to vote, it is not in the spirit of being a fair leader.<<

Your understanding is a vast oversimplification. The rule is that in small boards"

[Guest John M.]

...also, these rules apply to the presiding officer, not to the president specifically. So while this may be relevant to the Executive Committee, this doesn't really apply to the other committees the President is an ex-officio member of.

If the p"

[Guest Trina]

> It is my understanding that though it is not illegal according to Roberts for the President to vote, it is not in the spirit of being a fair leader.

QUESTION:

Is there anything any of you can suggest I do to help convince the President n"