Officer Nominations

[Allison Duwe]

This is a pretty minor question, but... At your annual re-org meeting how do you handle nominations for officers? I am especially interested in hearing from Board Presidents whose Boards are guided by Roberts Rules of Order. Is a nomination for President solicited by the Clerk and then accepted by the individual? Does a motion with a second then need to follow or do you just say, "all in favor of...?"

[Michael Kelly]

I agree with Natalie and Eric. We appoint someone as the temporary cleck, usually our school attorney. The temporary clerk then ask for nominations from the floor and then a second and then if there are any other nominations. The vote is then taken on the Board President nominee. This procedure is then followed for the Vice President position. After swearing in the President, the meeting is then turned over to the President.
The Board does have informal one on one converstions prior to the meeting to determine who will be President and Vice President. This avoids embarrassing situations when the formal vote is taken in public.