Representative Council's Rights with Regards to MOU's

[Guest Joe]

Does a representative council have the right to decide whether a Memorandum of Understanding should go before the entire body for a vote?

Example: Employers wants to open a contract by adding a Memorandum. Representative council is against the idea. Does the whole body need to vote on the issue?

[Tim Wynn]

Does a representative council have the right to decide whether a Memorandum of Understanding should go before the entire body for a vote?

Example: Employers wants to open a contract by adding a Memorandum. Representative council is against the idea. Does the whole body need to vote on the issue?

Your council has only the authority given to it by the bylaws or by an act of the assembly of the organization. Check the bylaws to see what they say on the subject. RONR does not give a subordinate body (see there I've assumed the council is subordinate) the power to prevent the parent body from considering a matter.

[Guest Joe]

The matter is not specifically addressed in the bylaws and the body is subordinate. Considering this, what would your opinion on the matter be?

[Tim Wynn]

My opinion, which is gleefully free of any pertinent facts that may hinder the process of me giving my opinion, is that, in general, a subordinate body could make a recommendation to the parent body, but it could not prevent the parent body from considering any motion, unless so authorized.