Toby Posted November 19, 2019 at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 at 02:18 PM Can funds be approved in committee reports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted November 19, 2019 at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 at 02:21 PM Typically, a committee has no power to take action. Rather, it makes recommendations to an assembly that does. The report can recommend funds be spent in various ways, so long as those ways are within the power of the assembly to which it reports. Or, I guess, the report can make recommendations not within that assembly's power, but that seems like a bad idea since they can't be acted upon. The recommendations will then be moved when the report is delivered, and the assembly will decide what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 21, 2019 at 02:33 AM Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 at 02:33 AM On 11/19/2019 at 9:18 AM, Toby said: Can funds be approved in committee reports? Not ordinarily. A recommendation to approve funds can be included in a committee report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 26, 2019 at 03:43 AM Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 at 03:43 AM On 11/19/2019 at 8:18 AM, Toby said: Can funds be approved in committee reports? I’m late to this particular party, but I believe there are circumstances in which a committee can approve expenditures of funds. An example which comes to mind is a committee appointed with power, such as the Christmas party committee being given a budget of $500 to put on the Christmas party. I think the committee has the power to decide how the $500 will be spent and to approve expenditures within the budgeted amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted November 26, 2019 at 03:45 AM Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 at 03:45 AM 2 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: An example which comes to mind is a committee appointed with power, such as the Christmas party committee being given a budget of $500 to put on the Christmas party. I think the committee has the power to decide how the $500 will be spent and to approve expenditures within the budgeted amount. Yes, but it's still not doing so in its report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 26, 2019 at 04:01 AM Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 at 04:01 AM 11 minutes ago, Joshua Katz said: Yes, but it's still not doing so in its report. Ah, true, but the report can say that the committee approved the expenditure. “The committee approved a contract with Sam Spendfast in the amount of $250 to provide music and serve as disc jockey for the party.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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