I don't know if this will be helpful or not, but it sounds like your group might be trying to take on too many projects at once or projects that are too big if people are beginning to complain that they are doing "all the work" and there isn't enough help. Just a thought. One suggestion also might be to scale back what you are doing and make sure the expectations are clear regarding everyone's responsibilities and roles before you take on or try to do anything more. If you don't have enough help to do something then you will simply have to say "no" and do something else on a smaller scale. Or maybe you could come up with a list of responsibilities that a volunteer is responsible for so that each person who agrees to be involved knows beforehand what they are agreeing to and what their responsibilities are. It is much easier to remind a volunteer of their responsibiliites when you have them in writing.

Thank you KC for the clarification. Somedays I feel like I'm everyone's Mom though! HEHE

I'm with MyKidsMom (who isn't My Kid's Mom, but I presume is Her Kid's Mom...but I digress). Give people a chance to cool down, and then see how many resignations you actually have.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>1) As 2nd vp, am I in charge if the pres. and 1st vp quit?<hr></blockquote>

Check your by-laws. Unless they specify otherwise, you would be expected to fill that office. Our by-laws do specify otherwise, as each VP has a specific function that they agree to assume when they run for the office.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>2) What if I don't want to be president? <hr></blockquote>

That's a risk you run by accepting an office of VP.

Seriously, regardless of what the by-laws say, you could probably get away with refusing to move up. I am not sure what Robert's Rules has to say on this matter. As the ranking officer remaining, it would still be your job to arrange for the elections to fill the vacant offices.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>3) Are we supposed to have a new election for president or just for the other offices that become vacant? <hr></blockquote>

Whatever offices remain vacant are the ones you need to fill. Again, check your by-laws. Rather than mess with trying to call a special meeting of the unit, our by-laws state that the board selects who will fill the vacancy.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>4) Why can't adults act like adults? <hr></blockquote>

When you get a good answer to this one, let me know.

Hi Val,
Welcome to the December yuck! No really, let this sit for a day and see if your Prez still feels the same way, in the meantime check your by-laws to see how the chain of command was organized. To me, I know you really don't want to hear this but....congrats. Before you panic or request to have me committed, you might be able to call an election and vote for a new leader but think it's December, nominations in Jan. election in Feb. that person only serves from Feb. till May (I'm thinking)
To answer your really good questions, as long as you put two adults (or more) in a situation each person will always think they are right and they are more busy in their life than you could ever be therefore unless you are able to find one person that can listen without having an opinion (at that moment!) helps but yeah, I agree and things like this wouldn't happen. I would LOVE to be in a PTO where everyone helps, smiles, etc.
Hang in there Val, it sounds to me words were exchanged and things were said that would have been better said elsewhere or not at all. Been there, lived through that.
I hope this helps and please be strong and think of the best--when kids fight don't they take time to cool off and before you know it playing outside again? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Let's see, where to begin? We have been having problems all year with too many board members not participating, leaving the bulk of the work to fall on myself and the president. We've gotten a lot done, but naturally this is getting old fast. Yesterday we had our first ever Yard Sale, and again we did most of the work beforehand; I had to leave early- the very first time I wasn't at an event from before it began until after the cleanup was done- and apparently after I left the president and the first vp got into it regarding what each felt the other should be but wasn't doing. The president sent me and a few other board members an e-mail this morning saying she resigned, but she hasn't notified the school, the county or even all of the board members yet; I IMed her and she said the 1st vp said yesterday that he quit to her, but he hasn't officially notified anyone as far as I know. Then the pres. and I had words b/c I pointed out they both had valid points and PTA is for the KIDS and the adults need to act like adults, so she said we should all run the board without her.
My questions are as follows: 1) As 2nd vp, am I in charge if the pres. and 1st vp quit? 2) What if I don't want to be president? 3) Are we supposed to have a new election for president or just for the other offices that become vacant? 4) Why can't adults act like adults? Okay, so maybe that isn't a fair question but geez, when this board started we were all shaking our heads over how the last board acted and knowing we would never act like that and now here we are in the same boat. (BTW, the only person who is on our board that was on last year's also is our president, so there wasn't a lot carried over from one year to the next.) I need to know what to do here, or better yet, to find out it isn't my problem and someone else needs to deal with it. I don't think that will happen though. Help!