honorary member vs. ex officio - The Official RONR Q & A Forums
WEBNov 3, 2011 · Our by laws are being re-written. Some want to change the exofficio members to become honorary members. Assuming there is no restraining bylaw connected with either term, what might an exofficio member be losing should he be designated honorary? Also is an exofficio member automatically considere...
Past-president... Ex-Officio? - The Official RONR Q & A Forums
WEBApr 9, 2015 · Hi, I was just trying to interpret our "Vague" by-laws. We have a position of Past-President which is not an elected position in our By-laws. We always treated as a position to facititate transition of afairs to newly elected President. We always treated the position as a Non-Voting position. But...
Can an exofficio member of a board count for quorum purposes?
WEBJun 23, 2019 · President is an exofficio member of the board without the right to vote (as set forth in state constitution). The state constitution describes who the governing board will consist of: "the board of each institution shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years and who shall be elected as provided by law".
Can board of directors appoint an exofficio board member?
WEBNov 13, 2011 · From FAQ #2: Without exception, ex-officio members of boards and committees have exactly the same rights and privileges as do all other members, including, of course, the right to vote.
ex-officio - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q & A Forums
WEBApr 10, 2018 · The way the definition makes it confusing is that if the bylaws are silent. For example, if your Bylaws are silent on the rights of ex-officio members and prescribe Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) as your Parliamentary Authority, then an ex-officio committee member has all the rights (attending, making motions, speaking in …
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WEBAug 5, 2011 · I don't see how the cited reference answers the question. Apparently the part of most interest states, "Usually the article on members consists of several sections, covering, for example: (1) classes of members - as "active," "associate," and the like - with any distinctions between them being set forth, and, as applicable, the rights of each."
Speaking of "ex-officio"... - General Discussion - The Official RONR …
WEBJun 27, 2013 · Greetings: Speaking of "ex-officio." Can we get a spelling change next time around? I realize that probably most people do not care one way or the other but the dictionary actually says that "ex officio" is the correct spelling. This problem was introduced in the 1970 edition and has persisted ev...
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WEBJul 15, 2019 · RONR makes it clear that an ex-officio member has the same voting rights as any other member. However, in an organization, the legal counsel is on the Executive Committee, but she is an ex-officio member of the the Executive Board, and she has no voting rights pursuant to the bylaws.
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WEBApr 29, 2020 · Our organization is a private yacht club. Its affairs are managed by an elected Board of Directors and a hired manager and staff. In addition to the elected BOD members, the bylaws provide for several additional ex-officio board members appointed by the commodore and approved by the BOD. Ex-offic...
Can an employee of a board be an ex-officio member of the board?
WEBNov 7, 2017 · I am on a board of trustees for a school (PreK - 12th) which operates as a ministry of a church. The headmaster of the church reports to the board and is hired and fired by the board. The board reports to the vestry committee of the church. In addition, our bylaws state that the headmaster shall ...