<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Dear Marion,<div>here is Peter's reply</div><div>Stefano<br><div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Peter Yim <<a href="mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com">peter.yim@cim3.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: Question on RONR</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">1 September 2014 18:34:17 CEST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Stefano Borgo <<a href="mailto:stefano.borgo@gmail.com">stefano.borgo@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Peter Yim <<a href="mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com">peter.yim@cim3.com</a>><br></span></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>[...]<br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Ref. IAOA ByLaws (19 June 2012)</div><div>//</div><div><div>ARTICLE XIII. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY</div>
<div>Section 1. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly </div><div>Revised (RONR) shall govern this Association in all cases to which they are applicable and </div><div>in which they are not inconsistent with the Association's Statute, these Bylaws, and any </div>
<div>special rules of order the Association may adopt.</div></div><div>//</div><div><br></div><div>> [SB] <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Is there any chance that the rules specified in RONR stand in conflict with tax exemption requirement?</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">[ppy] I wouldn't think so (I tried, but cannot imagine any scenario where such conflict might occur, especially in relation to tax exemption.) If you are still unsure and want to be totally unambiguous about it, maybe you might consider revising that section to read (something like),</span></div>
<div><div>//</div><div><div>ARTICLE XIII. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY</div><div>Section 1. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) shall govern this Association in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with local laws and laws governing corporations and tax-exempt organizations under which jurisdiction this Association falls under, the Association's Statute, these Bylaws, and any special rules of order the Association may adopt.</div>
</div><div>//</div></div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards. =ppy</div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>