Re: #03: Board meeting quorum issues

On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 08:38:00PM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote:
> Strike:
> The presence of not less than two-thirds of the board members shall
> constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to conduct the business of
> this organization, but a lesser number may adjourn the meeting for a
> period of not more than two weeks from the date scheduled by these
> by-laws and the Secretary shall cause a notice of this scheduled meeting
> to be sent to all those members who were not present at the meeting
> originally called. A quorum as hereinbefore set forth shall be required
> at any adjourned meeting.
>
> Replace with:
> There shall be no quorum requirement for a meeting to take place.
> However, no individual vote taken by the board may be binding without
> the participation of at least half the board members. If two-thirds of
> the board members participate, then a simple majority shall be required
> for passage, unless the item being voted on sets a higher requirement.
> If fewer than two-thirds of the board members participate, then
> unanimous approval of the members present with no abstentions shall be
> required.

Well, it has this interesting cusp effect where one more person can
reduce the required number of votes, but it's something. My vote is FOR.

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