inquiry Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:47 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:47 PM A board meeting where an individual member could not be present and was not informed that he would be the subject of an executive session ... should minutes be taken of an executive session and if so should that absent member be entitled to the minutes ... and was this "legal to discuss him when he wasn't informed in the first place that he would be the subject" ... for suspension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:50 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:50 PM Yes to all, unless some motion was made that required previous notice. It doesn't sound like you made any motions anyway so you're probably fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:54 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 01:54 PM should minutes be taken of an executive session and if so should that absent member be entitled to the minutesAnd since minutes record what was done (e.g. motions) and not what was said (e.g. discussion), there might not be much in the minutes of this executive session for the absent member to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 30, 2010 at 02:07 PM Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 02:07 PM Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted September 30, 2010 at 08:12 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 08:12 PM George, if this meeting indeed suspended someone (but ;yes, that would entail motions having been made), then we would need to know more before saying they''re probably fine, you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 30, 2010 at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 08:25 PM George, if this meeting indeed suspended someone (but ;yes, that would entail motions having been made), then we would need to know more before saying they''re probably fine, you think?Didn't "unless some motion was made that required previous notice" cover it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted September 30, 2010 at 10:14 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 10:14 PM Didn't "unless some motion was made that required previous notice" cover it?I was thinking that conceivably, the suspension might not have required previous notice, although the most obvious and clear example, a breach in a meeting, doesn't apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 30, 2010 at 10:35 PM Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 at 10:35 PM Though perhaps not definitively, this has (all) the earmarks of a disciplinary proceeding. I'm no expert on Chapter XX, but I question whether the proper steps were handled, such as notification of the accused, etc.Also, to "Inquiry" -- do your bylaws give the Board the authority to suspend a member? Was this individual a member of the board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted October 1, 2010 at 04:38 AM Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 at 04:38 AM Didn't "unless some motion was made that required previous notice" cover it?It occurs to me, after some slow and ponderous thinking, a la my hero, or Dan's, that probably the most important instance of a requirement for previous notice, and the one in which it's most critical, is in disciplinary procedures. So as George said, ""unless some motion was made that required previous notice" " should indeed cover it. I'm mulling on whether or not there MIGHT be a conceivable exception, and also about whether there's a principle that applies that would preclude any suspending without previous notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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