I am not aware of any right or statute that requires board meetings to be open to members. I looked in vain, but I could not find any statute in NY which gives the members a right to attend a Board meeting. Of course they have the right to attend member meetings. In fact, NY law does not even require that notice of a meeting be given to members-just to other board members. So, I would have to conclude that if you don't have to give members a notice of a meeting that they certainly don't have a right to attend. Sam -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ELG440@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:34 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Time to move on In a message dated 10/19/10 10:22:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: before we attack the BOD, let's assume they had good reason, as per the P&P, page 6, to have a closed session. perhaps it was a sensitive matter that needed to be handled that way. We might even find out. I do know that we are incorporated in New York and under New York rules you can't close the meeting to members. I also know our bi-laws require a disclosure of any business conducted in a clossed session. I only bring it up because not everyone tried to go to the board meeting. I did. I trust our board and support them. We need to give them all the backing we can, and to stand true to the ideals of our club. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================