twodele Posted May 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM Is it necessary for the full body to vote on the nomination of committee members, or can a chairperson of a board make that appointment independently? ...Or is that a practice that is covered in each groups individual by-laws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 27, 2010 at 12:28 PM Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 at 12:28 PM Individual bylaws should or may cover it.If they are silent, then all committee details - establishment, appointment of people to, specification of tasks, &c. - remain with the assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 27, 2010 at 01:02 PM Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 at 01:02 PM And, since the bylaws are themselves under the control of the assembly, committee (and board) details are always under the control of the assembly. It is just a little harder to change things when the details are in the bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted May 27, 2010 at 01:19 PM Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 at 01:19 PM And, since the bylaws are themselves under the control of the assembly, committee (and board) details are always under the control of the assembly.I think care should be exercised when using the term "assembly". I think Mr. Stackpole is using it here to refer to the (general) membership of the society but, in fact, it refers to the assembled members of whichever body is meeting.So the board could create a committee (of the board) and, in that case, it would indeed be "the assembly" that created the committee but it would not be the society that did so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest linda jefferson Posted June 2, 2010 at 05:40 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 at 05:40 PM We have members who vote and welcome guests to attend but not vote at our meetings. Is it acceptable to have "members" who do not vote (besides ex-officio members, that is)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted June 2, 2010 at 06:30 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 at 06:30 PM We have members who vote and welcome guests to attend but not vote at our meetings. Is it acceptable to have "members" who do not vote (besides ex-officio members, that is)?They're either members or they're not. Putting the word in quotation marks doesn't change that fact. It's up to the body that is meeting to decide to admit or exclude some or all non-members. No one member has the right to do so. And even if invited to attend, non-members have no right to speak (unless, again, the body permits them to do so).By the way, for future reference, this forum works best if new questions are asked as new topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted June 4, 2010 at 05:20 PM Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 at 05:20 PM Is it acceptable to have "members" who do not vote (besides ex-officio members, that is)?I agree with Mr. Mountcastle, and would add that ex-officio members have the right to vote. See FAQ #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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