bylaws

[guest1987]

If our organization has a constitutional committee to review the constitution and bylaws and they have begun the review process, but has been unable to proceed due to unavailablility of members can the committee just stop the process or does there need to be a vote on it? If revisions have been begun but the committee decides to not continue the revision can they do this and take no further action. The current bylaws only state that the constitutional committee will review every two years and present changes to the Board of governors.

[jstackpo]

If the committee has become disfunctional the parent body could (most likely, but check the bylaws as to how members are appointed) fire the lot of them and find folks willing to do the assigned job.

But the members themselves cannot (formally) decide to stop work, without resigning, that is.

But what's the problem with the committee simply reporting that no bylaw changes are necessary at this point?

[George Mervosh]

But what's the problem with the committee simply reporting that no bylaw changes are necessary at this point?

Probably the fact that they can't get a quorum to formally agree to such a report, and there was no indication from the initial facts that they agree changes are not necessary. In fact they seem to have begun considering changes.

Your advice to report the problems to the appointing authority is, of course, the right way to proceed at this point.

[guest1987]

We have begun changes, but we have non-voting advisors who are never "available" for meetings since they do not want us to make changes. It is complicated because we do not get to choose our advisors, there are certain people who are offered the position and they accept. We cannot simply choose new advisors unless the old ones leave.

[Guest Guest]

Isn't this the third time we've heard this?

[Josh Martin]

If our organization has a constitutional committee to review the constitution and bylaws and they have begun the review process, but has been unable to proceed due to unavailablility of members can the committee just stop the process or does there need to be a vote on it? If revisions have been begun but the committee decides to not continue the revision can they do this and take no further action. The current bylaws only state that the constitutional committee will review every two years and present changes to the Board of governors.

If the Bylaws require the review, I don't believe either the committee or the parent assembly would have the authority to "stop" the review.

We have begun changes, but we have non-voting advisors who are never "available" for meetings since they do not want us to make changes. It is complicated because we do not get to choose our advisors, there are certain people who are offered the position and they accept. We cannot simply choose new advisors unless the old ones leave.

That is complicated. I would try talking to the people who employ the advisers.

For future reference, if you are in fact the same person who made the other threads on this subject, please post follow-up responses in this thread rather than making a new thread about the same problem... again.

Isn't this the third time we've heard this?

Either that, or two other organizations are having very similar problems:

[Guest Edgar]

Isn't this the third time we've heard this?

Either that, or two other organizations are having very similar problems

And I think we've seen "Guest_Guest_" before too.