Meeting Procedures 8

An exercise to study Meeting Procedures by James Lochrie

What does article five in the standard bylaws deal with?
1. The board of directors and the Executive Committee
2. Membership
3. Officers
4. Meetings
In the article on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, what needs to be included?
1. Structure
2. Membership
3. Powers
4. Authority
Which of the following is true?
1. The Executive Committee is over the board.
2. The Board is over the Executive Committee
3. The Board and the Executive Committee are equal in authority
4. The relationship between the Board and the Executive Committee is defined by the bylaws.
The article on the Board and the Executive Committee ____.
1. should say how a board member can be removed
2. should say how vacancies are filled
3. should not allow vacancies to be filled
4. should provide all disciplinary actions for board members
In the standard bylaws, what is in article six?
1. How man officers there are.
2. How officers are elected.
3. What the term of office is.
4. How officers may be removed from office.
What are the types of meetings in article seven?
1. Members meetings
2. Board meetings
3. Executive Committee meetings
4. Committee meetings
What is done at the annual meeting?
1. The reports of the officers are heard.
2. Elections are held for officers and directors.
3. Standing committees report.
4. Delegates to the annual meeting are elected.
What is included in the article about meetings?
1. Who can call them.
2. The notice required for each type of meeting.
3. The quorum requirements for each type of meeting.
4. How often meetings are to be held.
What is included in the article about meetings in the standard bylaws?
1. The requirements of special meetings.
2. Who can attend meetings.
3. The dates of all meetings.
4. The time of all meetings.
What is the minimum number of ways of calling a meeting that should be provided for?
1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 4
The basic requirement of notice is that _____.
1. it be reasonable
2. it be at least two weeks
3. the length of time be set by the board
4. it be one year for an annual meeting
If the length of time for notice is in the bylaws, _____.
1. it cannot be suspended
2. the board can change it
3. the Executive Committee can change it
4. the general membership can change it.
If there is a need to fix the dates of meeting in the bylaws, _____.
1. some flexibility needs to be built in
2. it needs to be rigid
3. the organization cannot formally exist
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Special meetings apply to _____.
1. members' meetings
2. board meetings
3. Executive Committee meetings
4. committee meetings
Special meetings need to be defined in terms of ____.
1. who may call them
2. quorum requirements
3. notice requirement
4. dates meeting can be held on
Who has an inherent right to attend a meeting?
1. Members of the body meeting.
2. Members of any and all superior body.
3. Non members with a special interest
4. The general public
A mail ballot and/or an electronic ballot should be specified in which article?
1. 7
2. 8
3. 6
4. 5
Standing committees are listed in which article?
1. 8
2. 9
3. 7
4. 10
The minimum information in the bylaws for a standing committee is/are _____.
1. the area assigned to a committee
2. the powers of the committee
3. the composition of a committee
4. the officer in charge of the committee
How the chair and the members are appointed may be found _____.
1. in the bylaws
2. in standing rules
3. in article 8
4. nowhere