Guest Lue Posted August 13, 2023 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 at 02:26 PM ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 13, 2023 at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 at 04:57 PM You bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted August 14, 2023 at 11:30 AM Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 at 11:30 AM (edited) On 8/13/2023 at 9:26 AM, Guest Lue said: ☺️Committee vs. Commission More details beyond a vague title and a smiley face would be helpful, but to the extent the question is asking about the difference between a committee and a commission, RONR does not have any assistance in this regard, as RONR does not use or define the term "commission." The commission is likely in the nature of either a committee or a board. See RONR (12th ed.) Sections 49 and 50 for more information concerning boards and committees, respectively. Generally speaking, my experience is that a commission is a committee with a fancy name. But you'd need to review the organization's rules to say for sure what the nature of a particular commission is. Edited August 14, 2023 at 11:30 AM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 14, 2023 at 02:59 PM Report Share Posted August 14, 2023 at 02:59 PM Well, it doesn't define it, but it does use it once, in the Form and Example in the last line of 10:41. To answer the OPs quasi-question, In my experience a general observation would be that subordinate committee-like bodies created by an assembly tend to be called committees when they are populated by members of the assembly, and tend to be called commissions when populated by outside persons. But this is not in the nature of a rule at all, it is not supported by and actually contradicted by, certain provisions in RONR, and so does not even rise to the level of a guideline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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