Guest Patti Posted October 20, 2017 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 01:56 PM If a standing committee has two co-chairs, are each counted when determining a quorum or is it just one vote for the standing committee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 20, 2017 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 02:08 PM Good question... for which RONR has no answer. Indeed RONR strongly recommends that co-chairs (or co-anything) be avoided. Page 176. Also click here for a more extended response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 20, 2017 at 02:17 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 02:17 PM 4 minutes ago, jstackpo said: Good question... for which RONR has no answer. Indeed RONR strongly recommends that co-chairs (or co-anything) be avoided. Page 176. Also click here for a more extended response. Thanks for jumping in so quickly, John! Your article, which you linked to, is a must read for anyone in an organization that has or is even thinking about co-chairs or co-anythings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted October 20, 2017 at 02:59 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 02:59 PM But if Patti's committee does have two members who are designated as co-chairs, I can't imagine why each of them would not be counted when determining the presence or absence of a quorum, or why each of them, if present, would not be entitled to cast a vote whenever a vote is taken during committee meetings, unless this organization has some strange rule to the contrary. They may be co-chairs, but they are still two different members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 20, 2017 at 05:37 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 at 05:37 PM 2 hours ago, Daniel H. Honemann said: But if Patti's committee does have two members who are designated as co-chairs, I can't imagine why each of them would not be counted when determining the presence or absence of a quorum, or why each of them, if present, would not be entitled to cast a vote whenever a vote is taken during committee meetings, unless this organization has some strange rule to the contrary. They may be co-chairs, but they are still two different members. I agree. As our old friend "Edgar Guest" used to say, "You count heads, not hats". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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