Executive Session Motions

Three motions were passed in Executive Session at the September 2007 AMC meeting:

1. The American Mensa Committee expresses confidence that the 2005-2007 Executive Committee, Central Alabama Mensa’s Executive Committee, the original 2007 AG Committee, the replacement members of the 2007 AG Committee, every other Mensan involved with the planning and execution of the 2007 AG, and AML’s Executive Director and National Office staff always acted in what they felt was the best interest of Mensa at the time. The AMC thanks everyone for their contributions for the 2007 Annual Gathering.


2. The American Mensa Committee expresses confidence in the ability of the Chairman, Russ Bakke, and in the ability of the First Vice Chairman, Elissa Rudolph, to properly and ethically attend to the business of the society in accord with the provisions of Federal, State, and local laws, the Constitution of Mensa, the Bylaws of American Mensa, and Actions Still in effect; to act or substitute as Chief Executive Officer for the Society; and to act as National Representatives on the International Board of Directors.


3. The AMC notes that having the ExComm appoint interim RVCs and action committee chairs is not in strict interpretation of our Bylaws. Where they have occurred, these appointments were always ratified by the full AMC, without contention, at the next regular AMC meeting. As far as we can determine, no appointed AMC member has cast a deciding vote on a closely contested issue, prior to being properly seated b the full AMC. Further, these errors were all “made in good faith.”

According to legal counsel, these non-compliant actions by the ExComm are an “immaterial breach” of our Bylaws, and therefore of no material consequence. Now that the matter has been brought to our attention, we will work within the bylaws in all future cases.



Passed.