Job description over Bylaws

[CB2]

So I have a question. Some of the job descriptions will state some like you need to have a committee that consists of: Example below

6 people 1. The chair person, a vice chair, a member at large  and 3 members in good standing that are advisers (from a parent organisation). However, this is not listed in the bylaws at all that we need to have these 3 members.

So our questions is do the bylaws over rule the job description on this or no?

 

Thank you in advance 

[Josh Martin]

49 minutes ago, CB2 said:

So I have a question. Some of the job descriptions will state some like you need to have a committee that consists of: Example below

6 people 1. The chair person, a vice chair, a member at large  and 3 members in good standing that are advisers (from a parent organisation). However, this is not listed in the bylaws at all that we need to have these 3 members.

So our questions is do the bylaws over rule the job description on this or no?

Yes. The bylaws take precedence over other rules of the society.

I am not certain, however, that there is a conflict. If the bylaws are simply silent on the composition of this committee, then I don't see anything preventing the organization from defining its composition in lower-level rules. On the other hand, if the bylaws define the composition of the committee, I agree that takes precedence over anything in the organization's other rules which may be in conflict.

[CB2]

Thank you, yes. the bylaws are defiantly  silent on this and a couple other committees.

Thank you again. 

Cheryl  

[Gary Novosielski]

This may or may not be significant, but were the job descriptions approved by the assembly, or just written by somebody without official approval.

I don't think that a job description could create a committee unless it was approved by a body with the power to create committees.