disruptive new member

wiltse on

In the by laws you can have a clause that a member can be removed for any reason by a majority vote of the officers of the club. (It could be a vote of the partners, but that might result in bad feelings if it has to be discussed in a meeting.)

As a practical matter, if the officers agree the person should be removed, the President should send that member a letter stating that the officers request that the person quietly resign as they feel the member is disruptive to the club. The person should be told if they do not resign, it will be brought up at a meeting and a majority vote taken to remove the member.

Linda

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From: Jeanne Tieken

Date:08/16/2014 9:53 AM (GMT-05:00)

To: The Club Cafe

Subject: Re: [club_cafe] disruptive new member

We've tried. But we don't want any resignations because of her behaviour.

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Verna Eddy <vernaeddy@gmail.com> wrote:

wow that is a tough one-no experience on that-to bad cant you talk it out..??

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Jeanne Tieken <jeannetieken@gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have anything in their bylaws about withdrawing a disruptive (new) member from the club by majority vote?

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Lynn Ostrem on

BINGO! Linda's advice is spot on. We've done it the same way twice in 10 years and it works like a charm. No one wants to be humiliated in a group setting, so they will typically resign. It may seem harsh. It may be uncomfortable. But you must weigh it against the alternative, which is having the dynamics of a good club destroyed and possibly lose long time members. Not everyone will be a good fit.

I do agree that it can't come from just one person. Having the officers agree will make a difference. And don't over think this, or drag it out. Just do it.

Lynn O.

Richard Williams on

The same thing caused our NAIC Regional Chapter to fall apart several years ago. They are pure poison and the quicker you can get rid of them the better, IMO.

On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Lynn Ostrem <garbagecop@gmail.com> wrote:

BINGO! Linda's advice is spot on. We've done it the same way twice in 10 years and it works like a charm. No one wants to be humiliated in a group setting, so they will typically resign. It may seem harsh. It may be uncomfortable. But you must weigh it against the alternative, which is having the dynamics of a good club destroyed and possibly lose long time members. Not everyone will be a good fit.

I do agree that it can't come from just one person. Having the officers agree will make a difference. And don't over think this, or drag it out. Just do it.

Lynn O.

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Rich Williams

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