Previous to altering its title to the Trump-Kennedy Heart, its board reportedly adopted bylaws limiting voting to members appointed solely by Donald Trump.
Based on The Washington Post, the brand new bylaws had been instituted in Might, and particularly famous that members designated by Congress, often known as ex officio members, couldn’t vote or rely towards a quorum.
Months later, the presidentially appointed board members unanimously voted to rebrand the venue as “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Heart for the Performing Arts.”
In an announcement to The Washington Put up, Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Heart’s vp of public relations, mentioned: “The bylaws had been revised to replicate this longstanding precedent and everybody acquired the technical modifications each earlier than the assembly and after revisions. Some members (together with ex officio) attended in particular person, others by cellphone, and no considerations had been voiced, nobody objected, and the bylaws handed unanimously.”
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The Washington Put up contacted all the Kennedy Heart’s ex officio members. Whereas some acknowledged that their present roles are nonvoting, none mentioned whether or not they had been conscious of the bylaw modifications prematurely. Authorized specialists who spoke to The Put up mentioned the Kennedy Heart’s statute is considerably obscure on the function of ex officio members, however instructed the Trump-appointed board might have overstepped its authority — and that the dispute is probably going headed to courtroom.
