Guest Woody Posted July 8, 2010 at 10:24 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 at 10:24 AM A member of an organization is claiming a conflict of interest. He is the chairman of the executive committee of one organization that has issues with organization #2. This same individual is the chapter president of organization #2. Organization #1 is calling for a meeting to decide on the issue at hand.To avoid any conflict, the member in question is not willing to speak on behalf of organization #2.Is this individual entitled to a voice or even be present at the the meeting of organization #1? It seems like any participation on his part would re-open that conflict of interest that he is hiding under in the first place.Your thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted July 8, 2010 at 10:31 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 at 10:31 AM Your thoughts?Are you interested in "thoughts", or interested in what Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR 10th ed. 2000) has to say?A member of an organization is claiming a conflict of interest.He is the chairman of the executive committee of one organization that has issues with organization #2.This same individual is the chapter president of organization #2.Organization #1 is calling for a meeting to decide on the issue at hand.To avoid any conflict, the member in question is not willing to speak on behalf of organization #2.Q. Is this individual entitled to a voice or even be present at the the meeting of organization #1? It seems like any participation on his part would re-open that conflict of interest that he is hiding under in the first place.Members are entitled to a "voice" (as you say).Members are entitled to vote.Members are entitled to stay present within a meeting.The Book says that a conflicted member ought not vote.The Book says that you cannot force a member to not-vote.See page 394 in RONR Tenth Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted July 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM RONR deals with conflict of interest - calling it "direct personal interest" - on p. 394 in a quite limited manner, and specifies no prohibitions based on it.Anything further will be up to your association to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted July 9, 2010 at 12:09 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 at 12:09 AM Anything further will be up to your association to decide....although if such decisions involve depriving an individual member of his rights based on a "conflict of interest," such rules would need to be in the Bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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