suspending rules

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

No. The quorum requirement can not be suspended."

[Guest Rob Elsman]

No, the quorum requirement is a rule that protects the rights of absentees, so it cannot be suspended, regardless how inconvenient it may be. See RONR (10th ed.), p. 255, ll. 13-18."

[Guest John M.]

What your organization will have to do is pull out all the stops to get a quorum together for one meeting, and then amend the Bylaws to reduce the quorum requirement to something more reasonable.

Free food and beer is a good start."

[David A Foulkes]

And be respectful of the procedure for amendment which should (hopefully) be found in those bylaws. This may require such things as notice, and may even stipulate that bylaws can only be amending at Annual meetings. They're your bylaws, so you'll need to"

[Guest Al W. Benton]

Additional Question re Suspending the Rules> Can a general business meeting be held to handle routine/mundane business not requiring a vote?

Thank you,

Al"

[Guest Rob Elsman]

I'm sorry, but I'm missing the connection between suspending the rules and the handling of routine/mundane business. Can you clarify?"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>Can a general business meeting be held to handle routine/mundane business not requiring a vote?<<

Firstly, it's not clear what this has to do with suspending the rules.

In any case, a meeting is a meeting whether there's vo"

[Guest John Daniels]

I cannot authorize the Treasure to pay bills or conduct business without a vote of members. Our bylaws require a 3/4 attendence of our members to make a quorum. We at best get 1/2 of the members attendance. I cannot change the bylaws without a 3/4 majorit"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>I,m ready to resign and let club disintegrate<<

That's certainly one option. You can start a new organization with the half that show up.

Or you can see if there's a way to reduce the ranks of your membership. Do those who "