Guest Nicole Posted March 12, 2015 at 08:49 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 08:49 PM Can a nominating choose to add a co-chair for a new board? Shouldn't it be brought to the board to be decided? If it is decided to add a co-chair to the board, does it need to be changed in the by-laws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 12, 2015 at 08:56 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 08:56 PM No, no, and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 12, 2015 at 10:40 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 10:40 PM Thank you Daniel. Your second no means that it should not have been brought to the board. What do you think should have happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 12, 2015 at 10:44 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 at 10:44 PM You'll need to amend (change) your bylaws if you want two persons to share the position of chairperson. It's extremely unlikely that the nominating committee has the authority to do this (that's the first "no"). It's also unlikely that the board has the authority to do this (that's the second "no"), It's also a very bad idea. So what should have happened is . . . nothing. Don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted March 13, 2015 at 05:12 AM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 05:12 AM However, there is nothing wrong with the Nominating Committee finding two qualified candidates for a position and nominating both for a specific position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 13, 2015 at 12:53 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 12:53 PM Thank you Daniel. Your second no means that it should not have been brought to the board. What do you think should have happened?They should have thought better of it, because it's a terrible idea, and because it's prohibited anyway, unless your bylaws explicitly authorize it (which is still a terrible idea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted March 13, 2015 at 02:33 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 02:33 PM And if your organization decides to add another position, it would be better to have a chair and a vice-chair so that their duties could clearly be defined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielEHayes Posted March 13, 2015 at 04:12 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 04:12 PM These sorts of Co-Chair things often end up being nightmares from what I understand for organizations that try it. It might be fine with the first bunch...but the NORM will be BAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 13, 2015 at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 04:39 PM One of our regular posters, the esteemed Dr. John Stackpole, has written an excellent article about the problems with having co-anythings: co-presidents, co-secretaries, co-chairmen, co-anything. I have a link to it, but the link I have isn't working. Perhaps it's because I have it saved as a word document. Maybe Dr. Stackpole or someone else will post a working link to it.... or maybe Dr. Stackpole will post a summary of the key points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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