With an appointed board, does the chair have the ability to cancel a meeting, or does the full membership need to agree to cancel?

[Guest Pulley]

An appointed board/committee/commission with a regular monthly meeting schedule is considering the cancellation of an upcoming meeting.  Can the Chair or the staff liason make that decision, or does the full commission need to make that decision?

[Josh Martin]

On 3/14/2024 at 3:43 PM, Guest Pulley said:

An appointed board/committee/commission with a regular monthly meeting schedule is considering the cancellation of an upcoming meeting.  Can the Chair or the staff liason make that decision, or does the full commission need to make that decision?

How exactly are these meetings scheduled to begin with? What, if anything, do your bylaws say about scheduling or canceling meetings?

Speaking generally, I do not think the chair or the staff liaison has the authority to cancel a meeting, unless the bylaws so provide.

The full commission might have the authority to cancel a meeting, depending on how meetings are scheduled. But the commission can't make decisions outside of a meeting, unless your bylaws so provide. So as a practical matter, the commission won't be able to cancel the upcoming meeting. It may be more feasible to cancel a meeting further in the future.