What if there is official business that needs to be taken care of between meetings?
Most of the work of board members takes place between meetings, and board members and SEJ staff are constantly in touch via personal and group email. However SEJ bylaws dictate that official business of the board — that is actual votes — may only be conducted either in inperson meetings or via conference call. In the rare case in which there is urgent business that must be decided upon between board meetings, the bylaws empower the Executive Committee (the board officers) to act on behalf of the full board. In order to ensure accountability, the board has established a practice of consultation between the Executive Committee and the full board on such matters, and reporting on them to the full board at the next official meeting.
