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Thank you! Your response is very helpful as the committee report will come before the new business.

He is a member of both board and organization. It was just sent to the board to get feedback before presenting to the body. There is no requirement in our organization that the proposal be sent to the board first. Our rules do not give the President the authority to send to committee nor do we have automatic referrals. Nothing is preventing the member from making a motion at a meeting. The concern is the committee's report has a recommendation about the proposal. Should the recommendation be in the committee report? Would the member make the motion in the beginning of the meeting or when there is call for new business? Would it be in order to vote on the committee's recommendation?

Resolve the fact that the proposal was never presented to the membership for discussion. That was the member's intent. A lot has happened but does that mean nothing can be done especially if what has happened was not the member's intent? The committee gave a report to the president who read the information at the executive board meeting. It has not been presented to the general membership yet.

Nothing in our bylaws gives this permission either. Is there a way to resolve?

Hello, I'm seeking some guidance on how to resolve a matter if this was out of order. A member sent a proposal in advance of an executive board meeting for discussion. The president sent the proposals to a committee to discuss and present findings. The committee voted to unanimously to reject the idea. There was no supporting information in the report for the decision. There were questions raised about lack of information. The president said she will get committee to add and the next step is the committee will present the recommendation to the general membership to vote. Is this correct? The member's goal was for it to be discussed and voted on. How are proposals presented to the members for discussion and vote? Are recommendations presented to membership not to take action? If this is not correct, is there any way to "correct" this action before it comes before the general membership? I thought the member should have requested the item be added to the agenda for new business. And a motion to refer to committee if the vote passed? Your feedback is appreciated. Any page references would be great.

Thank you everyone for your responses!

Yes we do. My confusion wasn't the consent calendar itself. Mr Katz best answered my question. Thank you!

I thought in the case of bylaw amendments. The chair can make recommendations by using a consent calendar. Is that because the presiding officer should present the consent calendar? Can you please explain your nope so I better understand? Thank you

Bylaws committee?

Thank you so much for this! I definitely thought the committee chair asked for objections.

I am looking for some guidance on a consent calendar and unanimous consent. If a committee chair is giving a report and wants to use the consent calendar. The committee chair asks if there are any objections to items on consent calendar and no one says anything. Does the committee chair say the items are adopted or does that go back to the presiding officer to say?

Thank you! This is helpful.

If there is not enough time in a meeting to cover the business listed on the agenda, what is the best course of action to "reschedule" for another day/time?

Mr Brown, I have a follow-up question about special committee. If another standing Committee sends out cards as part of their duties but none of the cards standing committee 'A' (which solely does cards) sends. Does this mean Standing committee 'A' can not become a special Committee because another standing Committee already sends cards?

Mr. Brown, I have a follow-up question about special committee. If we have another standing committee that sends out cards as a small part of their duties but not any of the cards listed in the standing committee 'A' that solely sends cards. (I hope that makes sense) Does that mean that standing committee 'A' can not be a special committee because another committee sends cards too?

Thank you everyone for your responses. They are all very helpful. I do have some follow-up questions. Doesn't the standing committee also have to report out to the chapter monthly? I think that was another part of my confusion in thinking this should be a special committee. Our bylaws does not say the president can create committees.Just appoint. So for clarification the president can only appoint committees that are listed in the bylaws? We have a big fundraising event every 2 years. We do not have a fundraising committee in our bylaws. The president appoints the committee. Is this correct or does a motion have to be made to create the fundraising committee every 2 years?

Hi, I am looking for guidance on a few questions related to special committees and standing committees. First, our bylaws say the president can "appointment all committees otherwise not provided for." There is a standing committee in our bylaws that sends out various cards for graduation, weddings, showers, etc. From what I've read in RONR, a special committee performs a specific task and essentially goes away after completion. I'm a little confused because this sounds like a special committee to me however other members believe this should remain as standing. Can someone advise on the type of committee this would be? My follow up questions if this is a special committee, would an amendment have to be submitted to remove it from the bylaws? Lastly, would the president then have to appoint this as a special committee and where should duties of a special committee be? Can you please reference pages so I can refer back to? Thank you for your help!

Ok thank you!

My apologies. Committees can submit requests for money for a project that is in line with their Committee goals. However it's never been done for an Adhoc Committee. Would it be treated the same as Committee request? I hope this helps yo clarify.

Hello, Do budget requests have to be included in bylaws? Also if there are no provisions in the bylaws are ad-hoc committees eligible for budget requests? Thank you!

Thank you Mr. Brown

That's correct. We do not have anything in the bylaws about dues. This has been in place for years. We do get a breakdown of what the dues consist of. I don't think it will realistic to have members stop paying now. To move forward we need to update our bylaws to add dues and a way to increase them?

That's correct. We do not have anything in the bylaws about dues. This has been in place for years. We do get a breakdown of what the dues consist of. I don't think it will realistic to have members stop paying now. To move forward we need to update our bylaws to add dues and a way to increase them?

Thank you for the response. We do not have anything currently in our bylaws about dues. So this would be a new motion, is previous notice still required?

Hello, I have a question about assessments and member dues. Our organization does not have anything in our bylaws to assess members. If I understand correctly according to RONR, we can not assess members outside dues unless it's in our bylaws. My question is would it be out of order for a member to make a motion to increase the dues? Does there have to be a provision in the bylaws to increase dues?? Thank you for your help!