Agenda procedure

[Guest mreman]

When a committee of 3 is appointed to bring back a proposal at the next meeting and fails to report on the matter and the matter was left off the agenda. Is there any rule covering an event such as this. Procedurally should they have done something and is the violation of the rule given a name.Due to my absense I was unable to bring the matter to the attention of committee or the President presiding over the meeting.

[Rob Elsman]

When a committee of 3 is appointed to bring back a proposal at the next meeting and fails to report on the matter and the matter was left off the agenda. Is there any rule covering an event such as this. Procedurally should they have done something and is the violation of the rule given a name.Due to my absense I was unable to bring the matter to the attention of committee or the President presiding over the meeting.

If the committee was specifically instructed to make a report at the meeting, it should have done so, even if the report was that the committee had not reached any conclusions on the topic referred to it. See RONR (10th ed.), p. 164, ll. 18-25.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

... a committee of 3 ... fails to report on the matter; the matter was left off the agenda.

Is there any rule covering an event such as this?

In general:

If a committee fails to report at a meeting, then I think the best process is just to have the committee report at the next meeting.

What solution would you be looking for otherwise, when a committee would not/could not report when expected?

[hmtcastle]

Is there any rule covering an event such as this. Procedurally should they have done something and is the violation of the rule given a name.

In the words of the late Mr. Martin (Strother, not Josh), "What we've got here is failure to communicate".

[Chris Harrison]

In general:

If a committee fails to report at a meeting, then I think the best process is just to have the committee report at the next meeting.

What solution would you be looking for otherwise, when a committee would not/could not report when expected?

Wouldn't an option be to discharge the committee and let the assembly take it up instead? Also, since the committee didn't report at the time when instructed to do so it seems that the committee can be discharged by a majority vote (previous notice not required) per SDC #7 on RONR p. 301.

[Rob Elsman]

Wouldn't an option be to discharge the committee and let the assembly take it up instead? Also, since the committee didn't report at the time when instructed to do so it seems that the committee can be discharged by a majority vote (previous notice not required) per SDC #7 on RONR p. 301.

I agree, Chris H.

[Guest mreman]

If the matter up for discussion is one that could affect the membership dues, and the failure of a Board to address

the issue, ultimately will create a less than desireable affect on the organization. Where members will not share in the burden of this inaction equally, can the Board be admonished in anyway.

[hmtcastle]

can the Board be admonished in anyway.

Sure. Admonish to your heart's desire.