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[Guest Chris H]

"should the director and treasurer be husband and wife"

Nothing in RONR requires that the Treasurer and Director get married.

"Isn't this a conflict of interest?"

It would be if one (or both) of them is "

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>should the director and treasurer be husband and wife<<

Only if they're married.

>>Isn't this a conflict of interest?<<

If you think it is, vote for someone else for treasurer (assuming the director is "

[Guest J. J.]

RONR does not use the term "conflict of interest."

J. J."

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>RONR does not use the term "conflict of interest."<<

That's like saying it doesn't use the term "red light" but it uses the term "stop light".

Clearly what RONR refers to as a "personal in"

[Guest J. J.]

A "personal interest" and a "conflict of interest" may be two different things.

J. J."

[Guest John M.]

>>Clearly what RONR refers to as a "personal interest" is what most people would call a conflict of interest.<<

Based on the questions we get on this forum, I think it's pretty clear that what most people would call a ""

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

I agree that there can be "conflicts of interest" that are not what RONR would consider a "personal interest" but to say only that RONR does not use the term "conflict of interest", though technically true, might suggest that"

[Guest John M.]

>>And, speaking of RONR's "personal interest", I wonder if some take its "definition" too narrowly. That is, some see it as a personal or pecuniary interest not in common with ANY OTHER member. In other words, find just one other"