Agenda not revealeld to all members

[Guest JDStackpole]

If the item didn't REQUIRE previous notice, then its defeat was proper.

The enemies of the "expected motion" acted in a somewhat unscrupulous manner in my view, but that is also called politics or "get the troops out".

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[Guest J. J.]

And nothing would have prevented the friends of the motion from rallying the troops.

J. J."

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

The agenda is adopted at the beginning of the meeting (see FAQ #14). Whatever these board members brought with them was just a proposal, not the agenda itself.

Additionally, since this was, presumably, the annual meeting of the general membership"

[Guest Trina]

> Should not all the members be given the same information concerning the agenda? <

Yes, it seems unfair. However, as has been repeatedly said, it was not improper according to RONR, assuming the motion itself did not require previous notic"

[Guest JCB]

Our bylaws state "The notice of the annual or any special meeting shall state the nature of the business to be transacted." Should not the members be notified that there was going to be a vote on the special assessment? This is an important issu"

[Guest J. J.]

JDS said, correctly, "If the item didn't REQUIRE previous notice, then its defeat was proper."

I think you are now raising the possibility that the bylaws DID require notice.

The question is now if the notice did provide for th"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>Our bylaws state "The notice of the annual or any special meeting shall state the nature of the business to be transacted."<<

Well, they're your bylaws.

But the annual meeting is a regular meeting and, as far as R"

[Guest Trina]

> "The notice of the annual or any special meeting shall state the nature of the business to be transacted." <

It certainly sounds as though your bylaws are specifically putting a notice requirement on the annual meeting (thereby "

[Guest JDStackpole]

Agreeing with the previous replies (to some extent)...

Your bylaws phrase "the nature of the business to be transacted." is pretty nebulous and subject to a LOT of interpretation.

Is the "nature" like committee report"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>But your rules vary (and they're not particularly well-written) so you're on your own.<<"

[Guest Trina]

I'm wondering, given that the bylaws do require notice (albeit vaguely defined) of 'the nature of the business to be transacted', whether some obligation may follow that IF notice is sent, THEN perhaps all members have to receive the same notice? If there"

[Guest JDStackpole]

Right! 100% of members must be sent ANY required notice. Otherwise rights of absentees are violated - p. 244 (e)."