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Our organization has about 45 members, an 8 member board of directors consisting of 4 officers plus 4 additional board members.   Our bylaws include the statement.


 


All business shall be conducted in accordance with Roberts’ Rules Newly Revised.


 


Our board of directors, at its own initiative,  is in process of rewriting the organization bylaws.  The intent is to replace current bylaws completely.  The “committee” doing the rewriting was selected by the board of directors to be  “members of board of directors only” – Is the committee member selection in compliance with RONR?  


 


(Committee selection appears to be in conflict with


Chapter XVIII  Page 566 lines 24 – 32.


 


Page 593 line 19 indicates that the “completely rewritten bylaws” should be called a “revision”.)


 


Assuming committee member selection is not in compliance,  how can an objection be raised?


 


Assuming an objection can be made, is the objection enough to prevent a “vote to approve” for the revision?


 


 


Thank you for your help


Richard Kaiser


 


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Any member (or group of members) can propose changes (amendments) to the bylaws. And a board is free to appoint a committee consisting solely of board members.

 

What counts is which body has the authority to actually amend the bylaws and you'll find that in the bylaws themselves (typically near the end). If they're (unusually and unwisely) silent on this question, it's the general membership (not the board) that has the authority.

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Our board of directors, at its own initiative,  is in process of rewriting the organization bylaws.  The intent is to replace current bylaws completely.  The “committee” doing the rewriting was selected by the board of directors to be  “members of board of directors only” – Is the committee member selection in compliance with RONR?

Yes. The board is free to select whoever it pleases to serve on its committees.

(Committee selection appears to be in conflict with Chapter XVIII  Page 566 lines 24 – 32.

The language on pg. 566 regarding the size and composition of bylaws committees is a recommendation, not a rule.

Assuming committee member selection is not in compliance,  how can an objection be raised?

 

Assuming an objection can be made, is the objection enough to prevent a “vote to approve” for the revision?

There's nothing to object to. It is perfectly proper for the board to propose a revision to the bylaws, and if the board wishes for its proposed revision to first be considered by a committee of its own members, that's also perfectly fine.

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