Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 13, 2010 at 10:02 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 at 10:02 PM Firstly, the only way to change the quorum requirement is by amending the bylaws. So your "old" (i.e. current) quorum requirement is still in effect (regardless of bad weather and bad presidents). But there's nothing to correct . . . until only " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 13, 2010 at 10:06 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 at 10:06 PM To put it another way, if the president and the vice-president(s) were absent, the person who was selected to be the presiding officer (the chair pro tem) would not assume the powers of the president. And neither does the vice-president." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul McClintock Posted March 14, 2010 at 01:51 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 01:51 AM > I contend he has full presidential powers and can make decisions and appointments according to the by-laws as the President would if she were there at the meeting. If the bylaws say, for example, that the president shall make certain appoint" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trina Posted March 14, 2010 at 12:46 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 12:46 PM > I'd like to know is what the President did legal? If not how do we correct it? < The answer to this one is so clear (as Mr. Mountcastle explained) that you probably won't get a lot of confirming replies... in case you wonder. As far as a " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thomas Posted March 14, 2010 at 03:49 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 03:49 PM >If the bylaws say, for example, that the president shall make certain appointments, such as the members of all special committees, then per RONR another person presiding does not have the authority to make those appointments. But if the bylaws have no" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 14, 2010 at 03:59 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 03:59 PM The bottom line is: only the President is the President. Regardless of who fills in for him as the presiding officer at meetings, they can't do what only the President can do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kim Goldsworthy Posted March 14, 2010 at 06:26 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 at 06:26 PM Thomas, >>... our bylaws state the following; "...standing committees may be appointed from among the Board, by nomination of the President subject to the approval of the board."<< kg: There you have it. No vice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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