Guest Sandi Posted September 7, 2018 at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 at 02:47 PM 🤔 The president of the board appointed a special committee to rewrite bylaws for a 501c3 organization. Does he or she have the sole right to dissolve this committee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted September 7, 2018 at 03:08 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 at 03:08 PM That depends on several factors including what exactly happened that led to the President appointing the Committee (was it at the behest of the Board or General Membership?) and what authority the bylaws grant the President for appointing committees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 7, 2018 at 03:17 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 at 03:17 PM And a request for precision, Sandi ... When you say "appointed a special committee", do you mean established AND appointed ( 'appointed' means "named people to the committee"), or either one, or both? Does the president have the authority to do either or both? That would have to be in the bylaws (or in a motion establishing the committee and empowering the president to name its members)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted September 7, 2018 at 03:22 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 at 03:22 PM And, to (not) answer a perhaps-implied question, any impact on this question relating to the tax status of the organization is beyond the scope of this forum, and would require consultation with a (tax) attorney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 7, 2018 at 06:29 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 at 06:29 PM Guest Sandi, to properly answer your question, we really need more information as mentioned by the previous responses. Knowing what your bylaws say about the creation of committees and the powers of the president is necessary for properly answering your question. I would add, though, that even if the president has no authority to create (or to disband) an official committee to draft new bylaws, he is perfectly free to collaborate with anyone or any group of people he wants to for help in drafting a new set of bylaws which he intends to submit or to get someone to submit on his behalf. He can call this group whatever he wants to: "my advisors", "my committee", "my cohorts in crime", or whatever, but this group of people is not an official committee of the organization unless the bylaws give him the authority to create it. He and a group of fellow members are still free to meet over drinks at Joe's bar to discuss whatever aspect of club business they want to.... just as you are free to do the same. That is, after all, probably how coups and takeovers are usually hatched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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