[LPL Board of Directors] Cancellation of Tomorrow's Board Meeting

[T Lee Horne III]

RONR (11th ed.), p.93, ll.25-35,p. 94, ll. 1-4"An adjourned meeting is a
meeting in continuation of the session of the immediately preceding regular
meeting or special meeting. 

 

The name adjourned meeting means that the meeting is scheduled for a
particular time (and place, if it is not otherwise established) by the
assembly's "adjourning to" or "adjourning until" that time and place. If a
regular meeting or a special meeting is unable to complete its work, an
adjourned meeting can be scheduled for later the same day or some other
convenient time before the next regular meeting by the adoption (as
applicable) of a main or privileged motion to fix the time to which to
adjourn, or a main motion to adjourn until a specified time (see 21, 22). In
such a case, the adjourned meeting is sometimes spoken of as the
"adjournment of" the regular or special meeting. This usage should not be
confused with the act of adjourning."It is clear from Robert's Rules here
that an "adjourned meeting" is something that is established by act of the
Board while still in a session that has or is presumed to have a quorum when
it can't get to everything on its agenda, in effect, it is a way to continue
a meeting, with the presumption of a quorum existing, to another time and or
place. It does NOT mean a meeting can be held without a quorum. It is not
another name for an attempt to hold a meeting without a quorum. No official
action can take place without a quorum no matter what you call the meeting.

 

The last meeting in Shreveport did NOT "adjourn until April 13th in the city
of New Orleans" and therefore did not create an adjourned meeting.  An
adjourned meeting, as stated, can only be created by a motion, in a session
with a quorum to continue the meeting it is made in at another time and or
place. The meeting in Shreveport adjourned - ended, without qualification.

 

Any attempt to conduct ANY business without the Secretary and either the
Chair or Vice-Chair preset tomorrow will constitute an illegal meeting, and
any action taken will have no weight or bearing upon the party. If any
attempt is made to hold such a meeting and act without a quorum all such
motions or votes or decisions taken therein are without effect and void. We
will reschedule this meeting, but do not attempt to hold one illegally. Of
course, anyone is free to gather informally, and without attempting to take
any official action. Any meeting held tomorrow without an official quorum is
not and cannot be an "adjourned meeting."

 

T Lee Horne, III

Organizer of NAACP Unit 6080, Saint Joseph, LA

President of Brumby Enterprises, Inc. 800-746-1705

Former Chairman of Libertarian Party of Louisiana 2009-2012

Former Candidate for Governor of Louisiana ran a 4 year campaign 2003-2007

tleehorneiii at gmail.com

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From: scc-bounces at lplouisiana.org [mailto:scc-bounces at lplouisiana.org] On
Behalf Of Adrien Monteleone
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 4:47 PM
To: Mailing list for LPL Board of Directors
Subject: [LPL Board of Directors] Cancellation of Tomorrow's Board Meeting

 

To all Board Members,

Due to the resignation of our Secretary, we will not be able to have a
quorum for tomorrow's meeting.

I will endeavor to find a replacement Secretary as soon as possible, but do
not think it wise to rush such an appointment on short notice, especially
considering the recent opposition to email voting necessary for
confirmation. I also do not want to engage in office shuffling just to meet
the quorum and then have to reshuffle again later.

Therefore, I am cancelling this meeting.

It may be rescheduled for a later date, depending on the timeliness of being
able to find a Secretary for the Party to fulfill the remainder of the term
until 2016.

My apologies to all, as I looked forward to meeting some of you in person
for a full session for the first time.

If you know of any guests who had intended to be there, please inform them
immediately so they can adjust their plans.

I will be removing the meeting announcement on the website, on the Meetup
site, and posting an announcement of the cancellation.

--   In Liberty,    Adrien Monteleone - Chairman  Libertarian Party of
Louisiana  

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