Guest Chris H Posted March 19, 2010 at 03:19 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 03:19 AM No and yes respectivly." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 19, 2010 at 03:33 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 03:33 AM Let's assume that a board was going into Executive Session in order to discuss topics that they did not want a non board member who was attending the meeting to hear about.........is that "legal"? " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kim Goldsworthy Posted March 19, 2010 at 05:03 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 05:03 AM MSW, >>... a board was going into Executive Session ... to discuss topics that they did not want a non-board member ... to hear about: is that "legal"?<< kg; Yes, Robert's Rules of Order says that some boards meet 100% o" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thomas Ralph Posted March 19, 2010 at 09:01 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 09:01 AM And for that matter a board doesn't even have to go into executive session to exclude non-members. A majority vote will do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 19, 2010 at 04:22 PM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 04:22 PM What I believe is happening is regular club business that the board doesn't want the general membership to know about is being conducted in executive session rather than at the board meeting. So now that I know, according to the responses to my query, th" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thomas Ralph Posted March 19, 2010 at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 04:29 PM The membership can, with a two-thirds vote, order the board minutes be read out at a membership meeting. A majority vote will be enough if previous notice has been given, and a vote of the majority of the entire membership will do too. I suppose " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 19, 2010 at 04:55 PM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 04:55 PM >>I suppose the membership could add a special rule of order that board minutes are to be read at every membership meeting too.<< Though this probably belongs in the "be careful what you wish for" category." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 19, 2010 at 08:19 PM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 08:19 PM the board minutes are read at general membership meetings but I don't expect what happened during executive session will be read. Isn't the intent of Executive session for the happenings to be secret?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John M. Posted March 19, 2010 at 09:10 PM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 09:10 PM >>the board minutes are read at general membership meetings but I don't expect what happened during executive session will be read.<< It appears that it is the usual practice of the board to read its non-executive session minutes at g" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 19, 2010 at 09:24 PM Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 at 09:24 PM In this particular organization, the board serves ONLY in an advisory capacity. They have no actual authority to take action. Therefore, everything that the board votes upon, goes before the membership for an up or down vote of the board's decisions. <" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted March 20, 2010 at 09:13 AM Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at 09:13 AM So what's the board for?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 20, 2010 at 10:07 AM Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at 10:07 AM >>the board serves ONLY in an advisory capacity<<" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 20, 2010 at 04:21 PM Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at 04:21 PM The board spends the time discussing the merits of various topics before coming to a conclusion as to what might be best. This makes the meetings more efficient because the time spent discussing (or arguing) was spent in a board meeting with fewer people" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 20, 2010 at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at 04:26 PM Correct." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 20, 2010 at 05:06 PM Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at 05:06 PM From the bylaws. Please note the last sentence. SECTION 1. Board of Directors. General management of the Club affairs shall be entrusted to the Board of Directors. The Board shall consist of the officers of the Club and three additional Director" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted March 20, 2010 at 05:15 PM Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at 05:15 PM I note the last sentence. And the first sentence. And the resulting ambiguity. An argument could be made that the board is NOT limited to giving advice, and that the board, being "entrusted" with "General management of the club affairs&q" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MSW Posted March 21, 2010 at 01:18 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 at 01:18 AM <I note the last sentence. And the first sentence. And the resulting ambiguity.> It does seem ambiguous. <G> As a long time member, I guess I refer more to our "history" than the actual words. The Bylaws probably should b" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary c Tesser Posted March 21, 2010 at 02:58 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 at 02:58 AM Well, to start with, MSW, the issue cannot have anything to do with "MANY years," since you haven't been alive that long. (MOre later, I hope, as to the content, after I recover from this egregious solecism.)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary c Tesser Posted March 21, 2010 at 03:18 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 at 03:18 AM I'll also say that "they want an organization where the club is controlled entirely by the board. We never wanted that. We wanted a club controlled by the membership. And we still do" -- -- are sentiments I cannot endorse strongly enoug" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary c Tesser Posted March 21, 2010 at 03:32 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 at 03:32 AM And maybe just to reinforce my bona fides as persnickety, I don't think "parameters" are at all involved. But probably not about my bona fides at all, I bet MSW has misused the word, but not to criticize harshly, she obviously has been " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John M. Posted March 21, 2010 at 09:57 PM Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 at 09:57 PM >>they want an organization where the club is controlled entirely by the board. We wanted a club controlled by the membership.<< There is a happy medium between the board being a purely advisory body and having full control over the o" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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