who can conduct the meeting

[Guest Rebecca Huber]

Both our President and VP will be gone. Our bylaws do not address who should conduct the meeting. Would it be the secretary or the treasurer?

[George Mervosh]

The Secretary will call the meeting to order and the assembly will conduct a brief election for someone to preside.

If the Secretary is elected to preside, the assembly will have to elect someone to take the minutes as well.

[hmtcastle]

If the Secretary is elected to preside, the assembly will have to elect someone to take the minutes as well.

Well, not necessarily as the recent discussion of the "two essential officers" revealed. Or suggested. Or implied.

[George Mervosh]

Well, not necessarily as the recent discussion of the "two essential officers" revealed. Or suggested. Or implied.

I prefer the practical real life realities in this specific situation, but it's up to the assembly.

[hmtcastle]

I prefer the practical real life realities in this specific situation

And I go beyond the practical real life realities into the "two essential officers means two different people" camp. Along with Mr. Novosielski but without, alas, the Wrathful One.

[Gary Novosielski]

Well, not necessarily as the recent discussion of the "two essential officers" revealed. Or suggested. Or implied.

They absolutely need to have "someone" recording the meeting. The question is whether to amend that by adding the word "else".