Guest Richard Posted January 7, 2011 at 03:49 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 at 03:49 AM If a board of 12 members has a resignation, or open seat, and needs a quorum to conduct business; does that mean the board's new quorum is now 6 as there are 11 active voting members, or does it still need 7 members present to constitute a quorum and conduct business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted January 7, 2011 at 03:52 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 at 03:52 AM By default, RONR says a majority of members, so it would be 6 for your 11 member board. If your bylaws define the quorum in some other capacity ( for instance, explicitly stating 7 members is a quorum), that's what you would go by. What do your bylaws have to say about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted January 7, 2011 at 04:18 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 at 04:18 AM If a board of 12 members has a resignation, or open seat, and needs a quorum to conduct business; does that mean the board's new quorum is now 6 as there are 11 active voting members, or does it still need 7 members present to constitute a quorum and conduct business?Are you sure your bylaws are silent as to a definition of quorum for your board?We can cite Robert's Rules of Order, but if your bylaws pre-empt the quorum definition, then we are wasting your time when we cite inapplicable rules.***To pre-empt one question: A "majority" is "more than half". It isn't 50%. It isn't "50% + 1"It isn't "51%" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 7, 2011 at 05:10 PM Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 at 05:10 PM If a board of 12 members has a resignation, or open seat, and needs a quorum to conduct business; does that mean the board's new quorum is now 6 as there are 11 active voting members, or does it still need 7 members present to constitute a quorum and conduct business?It's impossible to tell without knowing what the quorum requirement in your bylaws says. Does it say 7 members? Or does it say a majority of the members?The answer will be different for each case. But when it says "members" it means human beings, not empty chairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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