Can a President at the 1st meeting of the Board tell you he has decided because he needs Sam to help him with is projects, you are no longer Secretar

I have been on a Board for many years, doing a decent job for our Association. Suddenly without notice, I was told following an election that my position was no longer mine and I, in effect was demoted to a director only. This happened in the first meeting after the election when Pres. VP, Secretary, Treasurer and 2 Directors. No one had talked to me, no one voted formally. It was a complete shock to me. I guessed it was OK to do, but it seemed rather rude and unprofessional.

Just interested in your opinion.

Thanks.

Peggy,
Typically, after the results of an election and the new board is seated the nominates officers. I always start with the Pres seat and ask if anyone has someone they want to nominate. In my case I have been the president of 2 HOAs so usually someone nominates me but, in any case, it could be anyone. If that person gets the majority of the board, they are assigned that seat. It goes to VP and then Secretary, and so on. The president runs the meeting, but he does not have the power to appoint or demote directors without majority support. He/She may have it, but they still should follow the process.

Peggy, please answer this question: do your Bylaws say that officers are nominated and elected (voted on) by the Board?? (I think most do).* What is the exact wording, please?

If so, why do you think it was "OK" that somehow the officers were Incorrectly "appointed" by the president?

I also do not think you were "removed" IF your Bylaws say that officers serve for one year--which is typical, all of the officer's terms expired. What DO you bylaws say on the point?

AND since no other directors objected, I think there are two possibilities:

1. You have no support from other directors, so to pursue some kind of correction would be futile.

2 Other directors, including the president, also are ignorant of your Bylaws. I'm afraid that is if that is true, the other directors still won't support you .

* See Mich. Corporations Codes too?

I don't know what

Tim means my an "informal" vote."

I'm not so sure, Tim-- "most?"

I'd say that to avoid any controversy ( "Well, he wasn't actually elected!") in the future, the election of officers must involve nominations and votes for each. The meeting minutes -- the official record of board meetings, will then show the motion, 2nd, and vote.

In my HOA, we proceed pretty-much as Mark outlines. And our Bylaws, again, I think most, say that the Board majority "elects" officers. To add to Mark, directors may nominate self to be an officer. And, per Robert's Rules, which in most states are not required to be followed for board meetings, but come in hand now & then, directors may use written secret ballots.

Without looking at her previous posts, I think I recall that the president is very much a bully and the other directors are intimidated by him.