Guest Lynn G Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:27 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:27 PM I need to know what the protocol is on a past executive using the group letterhead for their own personal messages?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:31 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:31 PM I need to know what the protocol is on a past executive using the group letterhead for their own personal messages??Well, RONR doesn't go into such details but it strikes me as inappropriate. I don't think you'll find either of the George Bushes, or Bill Clinton, or even Jimmy Carter, sending out letters on White House stationery.Presumably, the stationery belongs to the organization so it's up to the organization to determine who gets to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:44 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:44 PM I need to know what the protocol is on a past executive using the group letterhead for their own personal messages??It's not really a rule of order, so you wouldn't expect to find it within RONR.But it does sound like something that could properly be the subject of a standing rule, which can be adopted at any meeting by a majority vote, specifying who is authorized to use the letterhead of the society, and specifying discipline for those who do not comply.Even without a rule, this strikes me as something that, if not authorized, could land this past executive in hot water, if the assembly decides to get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:56 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 07:56 PM I need to know what the protocol is on a past executive using the group letterhead for their own personal messages??It violates no parliamentary rule.It isn't a parliamentary issue, so no parliamentary rule will apply.Analogy:... any more than a past executive putting 10W-30 motor oil into his engine during a cold winter. -- It just has no answer within Robert's Rules of Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 19, 2011 at 08:00 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 08:00 PM It violates no parliamentary rule.It isn't a parliamentary issue, so no parliamentary rule will apply.Analogy:... any more than a past executive putting 10W-30 motor oil into his engine during a cold winter. -- It just has no answer within Robert's Rules of Order.But still impermissible if that past executive was using motor oil he 'liberated' from the society's garage, without permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted January 19, 2011 at 08:10 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 08:10 PM But still impermissible if that past executive was using motor oil he 'liberated' from the society's garage, without permission.And if it was for a real winter (as opposed to an L.A. winter), he'd grab the 5W-30 oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted January 19, 2011 at 08:35 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 at 08:35 PM If he can use it, can I have some?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 20, 2011 at 01:12 AM Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 at 01:12 AM If he can use it, can I have some??The letterhead, or the motor oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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