Can the Parlimentarian serve as an ex-officio member of the nominating committee

[Guest RNEALR]

Can the parlimantrian serve as an ex-officio member of the nominating committee?

[Guest Edgar]

Can the parlimantrian serve as an ex-officio member of the nominating committee?

Nothing in RONR prohibits it and, one presumes, he won't be acting at "the" parliamentarian when he's attending meetings of the nominating committee. In other words, he's free to take off one hat and put on another.

[J. J.]

If you bylaws or rules create him an ex-officio member of the nominating committee, of course. "Ex officio" means "by virtue of the office." It tell how someone becomes a member of the committee.

[Guest RNEALR]

Yes this is a formal meeting.

[Guest Edgar]

. . . one presumes, he won't be acting at "the" parliamentarian when he's attending meetings of the nominating committee.

Firstly, "at" should be "as".

Secondly, unless the organization wants him to act as the parliamentarian at committee meetings, I'm not sure why it would make him an ex-officio member.

[J. J.]

Yes this is a formal meeting.

That's a joke; I'll have to change the photo.

[Guest Edgar]

Yes this is a formal meeting.

Perhaps it's time for J.J. to change his tag line?

[Guest RNEALR]

I guess we were thinking we wanted them to act as the parliamentarian at the meetings to ensure we are following the bylaws as we should. But since they are not officially a member of the committee (in which the chapter voted for the members of the committee) we were wondering if they should serve in a ex-officio capacity. Does this make sense?

[Guest RNEALR]

I wondered that.............. Maybe if I wasn't a first timer I would have known that.

[jstackpo]

Not quite. The assembly (or the bylaws) would have to put the Parl. on the NomCom in an ex-officio capacity - he can't just walk in and announce "here I am!"

The members of the committee can (majority vote) invite him to attend as a guest and give advice when requested. If the committee doesn't want him there, the members (majority, again) can kick him out.

[Guest Edgar]

But since they are not officially a member of the committee . . .

An ex-officio member is as much a member as any other member. He just got there by a different route.