[Foundation-l] Bylaws update

[Thomas Dalton]

On 06/05/2008, effe iets anders <effeietsanders at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I don't want to nag too much here, but I am just wondering and
>  curious. The current bylaws state that they can be changed only on
>  meetings and special meetings, given 10 days notice in advance. I
>  assume this 10 day period is followed etc, but the point is here the
>  meeting thing. If I look back in these (old) bylaws, to the section
>  meetings, it states that a resolution with all signatures of the board
>  members on it has the same force as a meeting. (I am no lawyer, and do
>  not know if the same goes for bylaw alterations) Maybe it would be
>  good, for the record, to ask Frieda to vote on this resolution after
>  all to get straight with this? (Or is this not needed, as I missed
>  something?) For my comments on the content of the changes, I refer to
>  my statements made elsewhere.

That same section also includes the sentence:

"A quorum shall consist of a least the majority of Trustees. "

One person missing isn't a problem - they still had a quorum.