Motions made in Joint Committee meeting.

[Guest Denise E.]

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!

 

[Josh Martin]

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.

[rulesasker]

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?

[Joshua Katz]

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.

[Atul Kapur]

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).

[Shmuel Gerber]

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."