Previous to altering its identify to the Trump-Kennedy Heart, its board reportedly adopted bylaws limiting voting to members appointed solely by Donald Trump.
Based on The Washington Submit, the brand new bylaws have been instituted in Could, and particularly famous that members designated by Congress, generally 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 Submit, Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Heart’s vice chairman of public relations, stated: “The bylaws have 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 individual, others by cellphone, and no considerations have been voiced, nobody objected, and the bylaws handed unanimously.”
Associated Video
The Washington Submit contacted the entire Kennedy Heart’s ex officio members. Whereas some acknowledged that their present roles are nonvoting, none stated whether or not they have been conscious of the bylaw modifications prematurely. Authorized consultants who spoke to The Submit stated the Kennedy Heart’s statute is considerably imprecise on the function of ex officio members, however recommended the Trump-appointed board could have overstepped its authority — and that the dispute is probably going headed to courtroom.