Hey Danny,
It is clear that you don&#039;t understand the meaning of the parliamentary term &#039;ex-officio&#039;, so I will explain it. An ex-officio is a member or person who by the virtue of position, holds a position in a society. An ex-officio does have the right to attend meeting, and vote, but is under no obligation to participate. An ex-officio is not normally used to calculate what constitutes a quorum, nor to determine if a quorum is present. It is normal for the President of a society to hold the position of ex-officio on all committees except for nominating committees. As far as the Past President, this is a position that is honorary, and advisory in nature, holds no chair of a standing committee, can not be appointed, elected, or replaced in term, nor is performance, or participation required, and as such should be considered an ex-officio member of the board. Terry Allen has chosen to abstain from the bylaws committee meetings, which as the ex-officio is his right, as he is under no obligation to do so. Paul Rode is on the committee in the capacity of a HPOCA member, not as the ex-officio of the board, and that is his choice, not mine or yours. The next time you fully cock, it would be advisable to make sure the thing is loaded, as your comments are very disputable.