Guest JMM724 Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:33 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:33 AM Hi. Looking for guidance. I serve on the board of a nonprofit corporation. Two issues - our President has been voting in situations where the Bylaws clearly state that the President cannot vote. How should a need for the President to vote be demonstrated so that the bylaws can be modified if necessary? The second issue...should the President, who is an employee, sit on the finance and nominating committees? With or without voting rights? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Cisar Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:41 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:41 AM Hi. Looking for guidance. I serve on the board of a nonprofit corporation. Two issues - our President has been voting in situations where the Bylaws clearly state that the President cannot vote. How should a need for the President to vote be demonstrated so that the bylaws can be modified if necessary? The second issue...should the President, who is an employee, sit on the finance and nominating committees? With or without voting rights? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!Voting rights -- if the bylaws say that the president is not to vote, raise a point of order when he does.Finance committee -- no problem if he sits and votes on it.Nominating committee -- he should not be appointing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:42 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:42 AM our President has been voting in situations where the Bylaws clearly state that the President cannot vote.Sounds like it might be time to teach your president how to read.should the President, who is an employee, sit on the finance and nominating committees?That's entirely up to your members to decide, though RONR specifically says that the president should have nothing to do with the nominating committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:43 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 01:43 AM Our President has been voting in situations where the Bylaws clearly state that the President cannot vote.How should a need for the President to vote be demonstrated so that the bylaws can be modified if necessary? It shouldn't (be demonstrated).Should the President, who is an employee, sit on the finance and nominating committees? No.The Book says that the president ought not sit on the nominating committee.The Book does not have an equivalent statement for the finance committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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