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Does the assembly/body vote to suspend or eliminate standing committees?  Or can the Chairperson of the assembly/body decide to eliminate a standing committee?

 

Can the approval of the minutes be postponed to the next meeting?  Or do they have to be reviewed and corrected at the meeting immediately following the meeting when the minutes were recorded? 

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Does the assembly/body vote to suspend or eliminate standing committees?  Or can the Chairperson of the assembly/body decide to eliminate a standing committee?

 

The assembly votes to eliminate standing committees. (There isn't really such a thing as "suspending" a standing committee.) Exactly what is involved in that depends on how the committee was created in the first place. The chairperson doesn't have the authority to eliminate standing committees unless the bylaws so provide.

 

Can the approval of the minutes be postponed to the next meeting?  Or do they have to be reviewed and corrected at the meeting immediately following the meeting when the minutes were recorded? 

 

The approval of the minutes can be postponed to the next meeting if the assembly wishes.

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The assembly votes to eliminate standing committees. (There isn't really such a thing as "suspending" a standing committee.) Exactly what is involved in that depends on how the committee was created in the first place.

 

If the By-laws creates a Standing Committee then the By-law would have to be repealed in order to eliminate the Standing Committee. 

 

If this is only going to be a temporary thing (i.e. if you want to use the Committee again in the future), then simply do not appoint any members this year and then appoint members when the organization is ready to use the Committee again.

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If the By-laws creates a Standing Committee then the By-law would have to be repealed in order to eliminate the Standing Committee. 

 

If this is only going to be a temporary thing (i.e. if you want to use the Committee again in the future), then simply do not appoint any members this year and then appoint members when the organization is ready to use the Committee again.

 

I'm somewhat skeptical about the idea that it is appropriate to simply not appoint any members to a standing committee, especially if the standing committee is established in the bylaws.

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Can the approval of the minutes be postponed to the next meeting?  Or do they have to be reviewed and corrected at the meeting immediately following the meeting when the minutes were recorded? 

 

It depends on when the next meeting is but, generally speaking, it's best to approve minutes at the very next regular meeting. Memories fade over time. Is there a particular reason why the minutes can't be approved at the subsequent meeting?

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