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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Our Bylaws info on absences is below. We’ve only had someone so blatantly not show up / ghost us once during my tenure. It was at the very beginning, so I don’t remember how we handled the situation. I think we just realized she was not interested. Her expressed intent was either misunderstood on our end or a false commitment. I don’t believe any formal actions were taken such as a letter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i><u>Attendance</u></i></b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify'>Board members are required to notify a member of the Executive Committee prior to Board meeting absences except in the case of an emergency as determined by the Executive Board.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify'>Three consecutive inexcusable absences may be considered a vacancy at the discretion of the Executive Board. The Board Chair shall act to contact those board members in violation to ascertain their intentions regarding their board position responsibility prior to possible removal. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Chelsea<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MainstreetManagers <mainstreetmanagers-bounces@lists.onenet.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelli Yadon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 10, 2020 9:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> mainstreetmanagers@lists.onenet.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [MainstreetManagers] Absent board members<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>How do you all handle your board members that have missed more than the three (or whatever your by-laws state) meetings? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Does your board president address it personally?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Does the board president send a letter?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Do you send an email or letter?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>What is your process? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Is this something we need to discuss tomorrow morning? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>