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hcheney wrote:<br>
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<pre>If Angela did go to Paris for a "trustee meeting" it
would be an invalid trustee meeting unless one of the
trustees, or the computer hosting the meeting, were in
the State of Florida.</pre>
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I do not believe this to be a correct statement, and it has already
been cited in discussion on the wiki, so I do not wish to let it pass
unchallenged. Although the Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit
organization created under the laws of the State of Florida, I'm not
aware of any requirement that meetings be "located" in Florida. The
bylaws certainly do not require it. The most applicable law I could
find in quickly scanning Florida statutes related to nonprofits is Fla.
Stat. §617.0820 (1), which reads: "<font face="Verdana" size="-1"><big><font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">The board of directors may hold
regular or special meetings in or out of this state." So unless someone
can point me to information to the contrary, I believe that it is
possible to have a valid meeting of the board in Paris.<br>
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--Michael Snow<br>
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