Guest Denise E. Posted May 29, 2024 at 09:27 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 at 09:27 PM In a meeting where this are two Committees -- Finance and Investment - are all members of both committees eligible to make and/or second motions relative to topics from either committee? It seems to me that only the Finance committee members would be eligible to make and/or second a motion for Finance Cmte-related topics, and the Investment committee members would make and/or second motions for only Investment Cmte-related topics. Does it make a difference if the Investment Cmte is a sub-committee of the Finance Cmte? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 29, 2024 at 09:33 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 at 09:33 PM On 5/29/2024 at 4:27 PM, Guest Denise E. said: In a meeting where this are two Committees -- Finance and Investment - are all members of both committees eligible to make and/or second motions relative to topics from either committee? It seems to me that only the Finance committee members would be eligible to make and/or second a motion for Finance Cmte-related topics, and the Investment committee members would make and/or second motions for only Investment Cmte-related topics. Does it make a difference if the Investment Cmte is a sub-committee of the Finance Cmte? Robert's Rules of Order has no procedures for two committees to hold a "joint" meeting, so the answers to your questions will have to be found in your organization's rules establishing such meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulesasker Posted May 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM On 5/29/2024 at 4:27 PM, Guest Denise E. said: Does it make a difference if the Investment Cmte is a sub-committee of the Finance Cmte? If the investment committee is a subcommittee of finance, all its members must be members of finance (unless your bylaws say otherwise). Is this just a meeting of the finance committee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted May 30, 2024 at 12:35 AM Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 at 12:35 AM I, too, am unsure (and probably making different assumptions) as to who is meeting. Please clarify if it's a board meeting, a committee meeting, membership meeting, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted May 30, 2024 at 03:44 AM Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 at 03:44 AM On 5/29/2024 at 5:27 PM, Guest Denise E. said: Does it make a difference if the Investment Cmte is a sub-committee of the Finance Cmte? It would make a difference if Investment is a subcommittee of Finance, because then this distinction that you make doesnt exist On 5/29/2024 at 5:27 PM, Guest Denise E. said: seems to me that only the Finance committee members would be eligible to make and/or second a motion for Finance Cmte-related topics, and the Investment committee members would make and/or second motions for only Investment Cmte-related topics. because both finance- and investment-related topics would fall under the purview of the Finance Committee (anything under the authority of the subcommittee is automatically under the authority of the parent committee). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted May 30, 2024 at 06:33 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 at 06:33 PM On 5/29/2024 at 7:16 PM, rulesasker said: If the investment committee is a subcommittee of finance, all its members must be members of finance (unless your bylaws say otherwise). That is not quite the rule in RONR: "50:15 A committee (except a committee of the whole, 52) can appoint subcommittees, which are responsible to and report to the committee and not to the assembly. Subcommittees must consist of members of the committee, except when otherwise authorized by the society in cases where the committee is appointed to take action that requires the assistance of others." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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