[Harc] HARC Meeting Quorum

[Cliff VanCott]

 I agree with the idea of us taking a new look at the by-laws.  I tried to decipher them during the last meeting and found them to be a bit overly complicated and unclear during that rushed attempt to find the answers needed in a short time.  
I think that reviewing the by-laws, even if we make no changes, would both raise awareness of their content for all of us; and, if needed, provide us the means by which we can modify/update them to meet our organization's current needs.
... just my two-cents worth as the voice on the zoom call saying... "Hold on, I'm trying to find it in these 15 pages of stuff!"  Cliff





    On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 03:53:15 PM PST, David Boyd via Harc <harc at reflector.humboldt-arc.org> wrote:  
 
 Dear HARC,

At last evening's December Business Meeting, where we attempted to elect 
new HARC officers, there was some concern that because only one Board 
member was in attendance we did not have a quorum and could not do an 
official vote.  Unfortunately we did not have HARC By-Laws handy to 
check.  I have since got a hold of a copy (thanks Cliff), and my review 
of them shows some good news, and some bad news.

First the Good News.  There are two general types of meetings: 
Membership Business Meetings; and Board Meetings.  While the Board 
meetings do require a least half of the Board be present for a quorum, 
this is not the case for Membership Meetings.  So the absence of most of 
the Board last evening was not a problem regarding having a quorum.

Now the Bad News:  For a Membership Meeting to have a quorum, at least 
half of the eligible voting members (i.e. those current with their dues) 
need to be present.  This was certainly not the case last evening, and 
probably has not been so for most of the meetings we have held.  If my 
understanding is correct, most of the decisions we have made at meetings 
in recent years have not been in accord with our By-Laws.

I think we should amend our By-Laws to make it easier to have a quorum 
for our Membership Meetings.  Frankly, I think the By-Laws overall are 
much more complicated than they need to be, and could benefit from an 
update.  What are your thoughts?

73
David KN6CEH


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