Guest Thomas McLaughlin Posted July 17, 2010 at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 at 11:54 AM In a nonprofit membership corporation can Regular Members (members of the organization who are not members of the Board of Directors) be barred from attending Board of Directors Metings if the Bylaws are silent on the matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted July 17, 2010 at 12:00 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 at 12:00 PM According to RONR, only members of the body that is meeting have any right to attend. If a board of directors is meeting, only members of that board of directors have an inherent right to attend. So, yes, non-members (of the board of directors) can be barred.The board may choose to allow non-members to attend, but the board is under no obligation to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted July 17, 2010 at 12:56 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 at 12:56 PM According to RONR, only members of the body that is meeting have any right to attend. If a board of directors is meeting, only members of that board of directors have an inherent right to attend. So, yes, non-members (of the board of directors) can be barred.The board may choose to allow non-members to attend, but the board is under no obligation to do so.Furthermore, a subordinate board may adopt a rule concerning the matter if it wishes, provided that such a rule does not conflict with any rule adopted by the general membership. As we have previously been informed, according to HPL such a rule should be regarded as a standing rule, although in the real PL (p. 158) it is treated as a special rule of order. In either case, however, if a rule concerning the matter is specifically imposed upon a subordinate board by the general membership, such a rule cannot be suspended at any meeting of the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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