mjhmjh Posted October 7, 2018 at 05:38 PM Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 at 05:38 PM The bylaws are silent on this issue and I can't find any treatment in RONR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 7, 2018 at 05:45 PM Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 at 05:45 PM 4 minutes ago, mjhmjh said: The bylaws are silent on this issue and I can't find any treatment in RONR. See these two relevant quotes from RONR because the answer is dependent on how the committee is appointed and what happens when the assembly appoints it. "If the chair appoints or nominates the committee, he has the duty to select its chairman—which he does by naming that person to the committee first—and the committee cannot elect another. The chair should not state the name of any committee member until he has decided his preference for chairman. The chair should specifically mention as chairman the first committee member he names, but if he neglects to state this fact, the designation nevertheless is automatic unless the first-named member immediately declines the chairmanship (which the member can do, and remain on the committee). If the first-named member declines to serve as chairman, [page 176] the chair then names his next choice for this position. If the committee's task is heavy and will require some time to complete, it often is advisable to appoint a vice-chairman. The anomalous title "co-chairman" should be avoided, as it causes impossible dilemmas in attempts to share the functions of a single position. " RONR (11th ed.), pp. 175-76 "If the committee is named by a power other than the chair (such as the assembly or the executive board), the body that elects the committee members has the power, at the time the appointments are made, to designate any one of them as chairman. If a chairman is not designated when the committee is appointed, the committee has the right to elect its own chairman. In the latter case, the first-named member has the duty of calling the committee together and of acting as temporary chairman until the committee elects a chairman. Since such a committee may confirm its first-named member in the chairmanship, it is important that this person be qualified and dependable." RONR (11th ed.), p. 176 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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