Standing committee

[Guest Ric Giumenta]

Do you need to have a bylaw change (vote from membershi) to remove a standing committee that has been established in the bylaws?

[Weldon Merritt]

Yes.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

Do you need to have a bylaw change (vote from membershi) to remove a standing committee that has been

established in the bylaws?

Perhaps all you need to do is: Not appoint anyone.

The committee will exist, but with zero members.

[Josh Martin]

Perhaps all you need to do is: Not appoint anyone.

The committee will exist, but with zero members.

This is almost certainly in violation of the spirit of the bylaws, at the very least.

[Richard Brown]

Perhaps all you need to do is: Not appoint anyone.

The committee will exist, but with zero members.

 

This is almost certainly in violation of the spirit of the bylaws, at the very least.

Perhaps, but it might well be the best solution until such time as the bylaws are amended to eliminate the committee....as should be done.  Sometimes there just aren't enough volunteers to go around.  I suppose, though, that members could be appointed to the committee with the understanding that they won't have to meet or do anything.....but is that any better than just not appointing the committee at all?

 

Just to be clear, if they intend for this to be more or less a permanent "deletion" of the committee, the bylaws should be amended to delete it as a standing committee.

[Edgar Guest]

Sometimes there just aren't enough volunteers to go around.  I suppose, though, that members could be appointed to the committee with the understanding that they won't have to meet or do anything.....but is that any better than just not appointing the committee at all?

 

There's no indication that there's a lack of volunteers.

[Richard Brown]

There's no indication that there's a lack of volunteers.

And I didn't say there is.  And there's no indication that volunteers are standing in line waiting to volunteer for this committee, either.  I said it's a possibility.   I would say it's a pretty good guess that one of two reasons is behind wanting to "disband" the committee:  Either it isn't needed any more or there aren't enough people willing to serve on it.   I threw out a possible reason for doing as Kim Goldsworthy suggested:  Just don't appoint anyone to the committee.

 

What's your solution?

[Rev Ed]

The temporary or 'quick' solution is to simply not appoint any members.  Of course, depending on the rules of the By-laws, the Committee may automatically have members on it (for example, the President may be a member of all Committees except the Nominating Committee, and the Treasurer may be a member of the Finance Committee or Budget Committee.)

 

The 'best' solution would be to amend the By-laws to delete the By-laws.  This would be the 'best' solution if the membership really does not need the Committee anymore.  However, if there is a chance that the Committee may be needed again in the future then it is best to simply not appoint any members for a year or two.

[Edgar Guest]

What's your solution?

 

Amend the bylaws. As Mr. Merritt and, by implication, Mr. Martin said.

 

I don't think this forum should be in the position of advising members to ignore their bylaws, however convenient it might be to do so.

[Richard Brown]

Amend the bylaws. As Mr. Merritt and, by implication, Mr. Martin said.

And what to you propose that they do in the meantime?  We ALL agree that they should amend the bylaws.  No breaking news there.

[Bruce Lages]

I am always amazed when, after a complete and direct answer - as in post #2 - is given to a specific question, additional comments are posted which seem to take the situation in a rather sideways direction.

[Edgar Guest]

And what to you propose that they do in the meantime?

 

In the meantime they should obey their bylaws.

 

I would remind you that there's been no suggestion that there's any "problem" that requires a "solution". The OP simply asked if it was necessary to amend the bylaws in order to eliminate a standing committee established in the bylaws.