wwdslovene Posted October 20, 2012 at 07:56 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 07:56 PM Our arts organization has standing rules for its various committees. Is it normal practice for individual officers, specifically the President and Recording Secretary to also prepare a set of standing rules outlining what they believe are their usual responsibilites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted October 20, 2012 at 08:08 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 08:08 PM No, their duties should be found in the By-laws, or as assigned by the Board/general membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted October 20, 2012 at 08:27 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 08:27 PM No, their duties should be found in the By-laws, or as assigned by the Board/general membership.Why can't the Board assign duties using standing rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 20, 2012 at 08:35 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 08:35 PM Duties, perhaps, but not rights, powers, and responsibilities, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted October 20, 2012 at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 09:17 PM Duties . . . but not . . . responsibilities . . .Hmmm.rqpjj9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted October 20, 2012 at 09:26 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 09:26 PM Is it normal practice for individual officers, specifically the President and Recording Secretary to also prepare a set of standing rules outlining what they believe are their usual responsibilites?No, it's not normal practice. Nor can the officers enact standing rules without approval of the members. But they can certainly propose them, if they are members themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted October 20, 2012 at 10:54 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 at 10:54 PM Duties, perhaps, but not rights, powers, and responsibilities, I'd say.I fail to see the distinction between an duty and a responsibility, and I don't think that rights and powers could not necessarily be in standing rules. For instance, there could be a rule stating that the Treasurer must allow the President access to the financial records on one day of notice; in my mind this creates a right of the President and a duty (or responsibility) of the Treasurer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 22, 2012 at 01:48 AM Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 at 01:48 AM I fail to see the distinction between an duty and a responsibility, and I don't think that rights and powers could not necessarily be in standing rules. For instance, there could be a rule stating that the Treasurer must allow the President access to the financial records on one day of notice; in my mind this creates a right of the President and a duty (or responsibility) of the Treasurer.But the question wasn't whether the board could create standing rules, but whether the president and secretary could. And the answer is that they have no more, nor less power, than any member to do so--or rather to move that such a rule be adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted October 22, 2012 at 04:05 AM Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 at 04:05 AM But the question wasn't whether the board could create standing rules, but whether the president and secretary could. And the answer is that they have no more, nor less power, than any member to do so--or rather to move that such a rule be adopted.Perhaps we interpret the word 'prepare' differently, then. I can prepare standing rules for the Orchid Fanciers' Society (or whichever one that is again), but that doesn't mean they have to adopt them. Or even read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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