Guest gknott2002@yahoo.com Posted January 8, 2011 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 at 03:03 PM If a bylaw is violated on a technicality can it be suspended. Ie. a special meeting was called a quorum was established via email before announcing the meeting. However the signed notice of attendance was not in a form that could be signed Ie; email and/or phone. Can the bylaw be sospended for that one meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted January 8, 2011 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 at 03:05 PM Can the bylaw be sospended for that one meeting?Quorum requirements cannot be suspended. Nor can a quorum be established via e-mail or by phone. Your rules may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 8, 2011 at 06:08 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 at 06:08 PM If a bylaw is violated on a technicality can it be suspended. Ie. a special meeting was called a quorum was established via email before announcing the meeting. However the signed notice of attendance was not in a form that could be signed Ie; email and/or phone. Can the bylaw be sospended for that one meeting?No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 8, 2011 at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 at 09:11 PM Can the bylaw be sospended for that one meeting?The quorum requirement may not be suspended, but what matters is whether a quorum actually was (or was not) present at the meeting. The e-mail verification and the signed notice of attendance are both meaningless. A member may raise a Point of Order that the amendment is null and void if he believes a quorum was not present, but the burden of proof is on him to prove that a quorum was not present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted January 9, 2011 at 12:13 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 at 12:13 AM If a bylaw is violated on a technicality can it be suspended.The suspending would have to come beforehand. There's no mechanism for suspending a rule in the past. Ie. a special meeting was called You can only call special meetings in accordance with your bylaws. Is this where the violation occurred? a quorum was established via email before announcing the meeting.You lost me. A quorum refers to members in attendance at a meeting. It can't be established before the special meeting has been called. However the signed notice of attendance was not in a form that could be signed Ie; email and/or phone. Can the bylaw be sospended for that one meeting?Signed notice? Do your bylaws contain a rule that says notice of a special meeting must be signed by someone? Is that the violation to which you refer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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