Committee Chair moving town: consequences?

[Guest Laura]

Hi there,

One of our Committees Chairs is moving to another town next month. Does that affect their capacity to serve as Chair, or in general, as a Committee member? 

They seem to think they will need to step down. 

Thank you, 

 

[Weldon Merritt]

Nothing in RONR would require that they step down. If there is any such requirement, it would have to be because of something on your bylaws. Otherwise, it seems to me that the only relevant question is whether they can continue to serve effectively after they move. If so, I see no need for them to resign. Of course, if they don't want to continue after moving, that's a different story.

[Alicia Percell, PRP]

We were given no information on what type of organization this is, so all we can do is give the generic answer already given that RONR has no particular applicable requirement.  Is this a governmental body which has some kind of eligibility requirement about being a resident?  If it's governmental, that might mean any such requirement would be in a law or a governmental body policy instead of in bylaws.  Is it a chess club?  Check the bylaws.  The nature of the organization makes a difference in our ability to instinctively detect likely details that weren't given.  Without more information, Mr. Merritt has done the best that can be done with the limited info from the question.

[Guest Guest Laura]

Thank you for your replies. It is indeed a governmental body, a Municipality. RONR has no specific requirement, and nothing is mentioned in our bylaw. The Terms of Reference of our Committee only states that members are "Community representatives" but how to define community in this case... unsure if it is community as in Municipality resident, or if it can be extended to municipalities around. 

[Weldon Merritt]

Since you say it is a municipality, you need too check the applicable statutes for any residency requirements they may have. And it would be prudent to ask the municipal attorney as well.