fldave Posted February 23, 2011 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 03:34 AM Our Constitution give the Chairman the authority to appoint members of standing committees with the approval of the membership. How can the membership go about adding to that committee? Is there any way to nominate without the chairman announcing that nominations will be taken? What exactly does membership approval mean? Does this mean that the membership votes up or down on the chairman's choice of a committee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted February 23, 2011 at 03:44 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 03:44 AM Does this mean that the membership votes up or down on the chairman's choice of a committee?What else do you think it means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Cisar Posted February 23, 2011 at 04:26 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 04:26 AM Our Constitution give the Chairman the authority to appoint members of standing committees with the approval of the membership. How can the membership go about adding to that committee? Depends upon the exact wording of your bylaws -- is it an exclusive right or a shared right to appoint. Read your bylaws to see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 23, 2011 at 04:36 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 04:36 AM How can the membership go about adding to that committee? Is there any way to nominate without the chairman announcing that nominations will be taken? What exactly does membership approval mean? Does this mean that the membership votes up or down on the chairman's choice of a committee?It is up to your organization to interpret its own Bylaws. See RONR, 10th ed., pgs. 570-573 for some Principles of Interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 23, 2011 at 04:39 AM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 04:39 AM Our Constitution give the Chairman the authority to appoint members of standing committees with the approval of the membership. How can the membership go about adding to that committee? Is there any way to nominate without the chairman announcing that nominations will be taken? What exactly does membership approval mean? Does this mean that the membership votes up or down on the chairman's choice of a committee?If you don't like what your Constitution says, you'll have to amend it to say what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert L. Brown, Jr. Posted February 23, 2011 at 10:56 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 10:56 PM What is the procedure for making a Nominating Committee a Standing Nomination Committee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted February 23, 2011 at 10:57 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 10:57 PM Most likely you'd need to amend your bylaws to add it, or re-designate it, as a standing committee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Brown Posted February 23, 2011 at 11:07 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 11:07 PM Does a motion to amend the by-laws to change the status of the Nominating Committee require more than just an affirmative vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 23, 2011 at 11:11 PM Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 at 11:11 PM Does a motion to amend the by-laws to change the status of the Nominating Committee require more than just an affirmative vote?A motion to amend the Bylaws generally requires more than a majority vote, if that's what you mean. Check the amendment process in your Bylaws for more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James douglas Posted December 12, 2011 at 03:59 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 03:59 AM Similar topic: If a Committee on committees nominates candidates for a committee, can the body add or delete candidates prior to the vote? I was under the impression that a committee on committee nomination had to be approved or rejected, not amended. Also, is this a bylaw provision or RRO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 12, 2011 at 06:57 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 06:57 AM A committee on committees? What good is that?In any case, when the committee on committees, or any other committee for that matter, makes its report, that's just a recommendation. It can be passed, rejected, amended, or for that matter, recommitted. That's according to RONR but if you have something different in your bylaws, then follow that instead.And since this is an old topic on a different subject, you should really post any new questions in a new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 14, 2011 at 04:54 AM Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 at 04:54 AM Similar topic: If a Committee on committees nominates candidates for a committee, can the body add or delete candidates prior to the vote?If it is made in the form of a motion, yes, unless your rules provide otherwise. If made in the form of nominations, new nominations would be in order, but nominations could not be deleted, and the body would then elect the members for the committee from among the nominees (and write-in votes, if the vote is taken by ballot).I was under the impression that a committee on committee nomination had to be approved or rejected, not amended. Also, is this a bylaw provision or RRO?Well, your impression is mistaken with regard to RONR. I have no idea whether your organization has such a provision in its Bylaws.A committee on committees? What good is that?A "committee on committees" is generally a name for a committee which recommends members for other committees. They tend to be common in legislative or academic assemblies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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