thomasj294 Posted October 10, 2010 at 01:58 AM Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 at 01:58 AM I am the president of an Emergency Services organization that utilizes Robert's Rules of Order. This year we have come to a problem concerning our annual election of officers.We have several requirements that are different for each officer to be eligible for the position, these are detailed in our bylaws. However there are several positions (Secretary, Treasurer, Captain) that are part our "Executive Board" that out of the members who are qualified for the position everyone who was nominated declined the nomination. Is there a way under Robert's Rules of Order to either A. Bypass the requirements stated in our bylaw to nominate and elect an officer or B. allow the supervising officer appoint a member to the position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted October 10, 2010 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 at 02:08 AM We have several requirements that are different for each officer to be eligible for the position, these are detailed in our bylaws. However there are several positions (Secretary, Treasurer, Captain) that are part our "Executive Board" that out of the members who are qualified for the position everyone who was nominated declined the nomination. Is there a way under Robert's Rules of Order to either A. Bypass the requirements stated in our bylaw to nominate and elect an officer or B. allow the supervising officer appoint a member to the position?A. Only to amend the bylaws.B. No, but depending how your bylaws are worded the officers might continue in office until the election is completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasj294 Posted October 10, 2010 at 03:15 AM Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 at 03:15 AM A. Only to amend the bylaws.B. No, but depending how your bylaws are worded the officers might continue in office until the election is completed.A. Would that allow us to change the requirements for the position?B. Its worded in the bylaws that the term of the officers will be one year and that the newly elected officers come into office 11:59pm December 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 10, 2010 at 03:58 AM Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 at 03:58 AM A. Would that allow us to change the requirements for the position?B. Its worded in the bylaws that the term of the officers will be one year and that the newly elected officers come into office 11:59pm December 31st.A. Certainly if the Bylaws specify the requirements for the position, amending the Bylaws would allow you to change the requirements.B. Since there is no "or until their successors are elected" clause, the officers will not continue in office until the election is completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasj294 Posted October 10, 2010 at 12:18 PM Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 at 12:18 PM A. Certainly if the Bylaws specify the requirements for the position, amending the Bylaws would allow you to change the requirements.B. Since there is no "or until their successors are elected" clause, the officers will not continue in office until the election is completed.And we could amend the bylaws by motion correct? Is there a particular way that it should be worded?It does specify in our bylaws that they can only be amended during a process which starts in August of each year with the first reading and voting in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 10, 2010 at 12:24 PM Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 at 12:24 PM It does specify in our bylaws that they can only be amended during a process which starts in August of each year with the first reading and voting in October.Then that's the process you must follow. You may have to live with some vacant offices or you may be surprised by who gets elected. One vote can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasj294 Posted October 11, 2010 at 10:53 PM Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 at 10:53 PM Then that's the process you must follow. You may have to live with some vacant offices or you may be surprised by who gets elected. One vote can do it.We have to elect the officers in question (Secretary, Treasurer, Captain) otherwise we would have problems operating and wouldn't have a balance on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 11, 2010 at 10:57 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 at 10:57 PM We have to elect the officers in question (Secretary, Treasurer, Captain) otherwise we would have problems operating and wouldn't have a balance on the board.Nonetheless, you may still find yourselves with some (temporarily) vacant offices and you'll have to live with it until the vacancies are filled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 13, 2010 at 03:30 AM Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 at 03:30 AM We have to elect the officers in question (Secretary, Treasurer, Captain) otherwise we would have problems operating and wouldn't have a balance on the board.If you have qualified people who refuse to serve, you already have problems. Your unfortunate bylaws are amplifying the situation. Once you get all your officers in place (or maybe sooner), one of the items of business to consider is a revision of those bylaws, so in the future it doesn't take several months to amend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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