Guest Mary Sue Posted June 15, 2010 at 10:16 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 at 10:16 PM Once an ED has given his report to the Board, is it necessary or mandatory for him, as an ex officio member of the Board, to stay for the full meeting? It is our experience that the Board often has items they wish to discuss without the presence of the ED but history of this board has the ED staying to the end of the meeting. Board members are often frustrated that they cannot speak frankly. How do we handle this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted June 15, 2010 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 at 10:23 PM An ex officio member has the same rights of any other member (RONR pp. 466-467). So if the ED wants to stay you all can't force him to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted June 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM An ex officio member has the same rights of any other member (RONR pp. 466-467). So if the ED wants to stay you all can't force him to leave.A good argument for not having the ED be a member of the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted June 15, 2010 at 11:51 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 at 11:51 PM How do we handle this situation?Amend the bylaws.Redefine the board composition.Take the ED off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted June 16, 2010 at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 at 04:58 PM Once an ED has given his report to the Board, is it necessary or mandatory for him, as an ex officio member of the Board, to stay for the full meeting?It is not necessary or mandatory for him to stay. He can leave if he wants to. But you can't force him to leave. (RONR, 10th ed., pg. 466, lines 26-30; pg. 255, lines 22-28)It is our experience that the Board often has items they wish to discuss without the presence of the ED but history of this board has the ED staying to the end of the meeting. Board members are often frustrated that they cannot speak frankly. How do we handle this situation?By amending the Bylaws to remove the Executive Director from the board. (RONR, 10th ed., pgs. 573-580) Then the board may invite or exclude him as it sees fit. (RONR, 10th ed., pg. 625, lines 19-28; pg. 93, lines 10-12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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