nominating committees

[Guest Linda Walker]

I belong to a dog training club that is made up of volunteers. Every year at this time volunteers are asked to form a nominating committee. If more than 3 volunteer, an election takes place. If only 3 volunteer, who is the chair? Is it the first person acknowledged or up to the 3 volunteers. We have never had a problem till this year. Now one has appointed herself as chair. She is in the minority because the other two members are in agreement on the slate. There are no provisions in place re: a chairman in our by-laws.

[Robert B Fish]

I belong to a dog training club that is made up of volunteers. Every year at this time volunteers are asked to form a nominating committee. If more than 3 volunteer, an election takes place. If only 3 volunteer, who is the chair? Is it the first person acknowledged or up to the 3 volunteers. We have never had a problem till this year. Now one has appointed herself as chair. She is in the minority because the other two members are in agreement on the slate. There are no provisions in place re: a chairman in our by-laws.

The chairman of a committee is the one named by whoever has the authority to name the committee or, if the chairman is not named, it is the first named person.

This is a little complicated because you just let people voluntees until the magic "3" was reached.

Some on this forum discourage the use of the word "slae" as it give the impression that you must vote for those as a block when, in fact, you can choose among the candidates. I understood what you meant.

If this person was not the first named, you can tell her that someone else is chairman. If she was, the others can just outvote her. They can also decide to set the time for the next meeting, etc.

-Bob

p.s. Amend your bylaws to fix the problem. I suggest that the nominating committee should be elected by the members.

[hmtcastle]

This is a little complicated because you just let people voluntees until the magic "3" was reached.

Some on this forum discourage the use of the word "slae" as it give the impression that you must vote for those as a block when, in fact, you can choose among the candidates.

Remember when everyone was begging for an "edit" button?

[Larry Cisar]

The chairman of a committee is the one named by whoever has the authority to name the committee or, if the chairman is not named, it is the first named person.

No. If you look at page 477, if the chair names the committee, the first named is the chair of the committee. Otherwise, if no provision is made in the motion appointing the committee, the committee elects its chair.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

Otherwise, if no provision is made in the motion appointing the committee, the committee elects its chair.

Do you mean, at the initial meeting? Which is called by whom?

[Larry Cisar]

Do you mean, at the initial meeting? Which is called by whom?

Look at page 482.

[Trina]

I belong to a dog training club that is made up of volunteers. Every year at this time volunteers are asked to form a nominating committee. If more than 3 volunteer, an election takes place. If only 3 volunteer, who is the chair? Is it the first person acknowledged or up to the 3 volunteers. We have never had a problem till this year. Now one has appointed herself as chair. She is in the minority because the other two members are in agreement on the slate. There are no provisions in place re: a chairman in our by-laws.

I'm curious what powers the self-appointed chair believes she has (and, conversely, what powers the other committee members are ceding to the chair)? As Mr. Fish pointed out, 2 people can outvote 1 person, no matter what title that person is claiming.

[Guest Linda Walker]

I'm curious what powers the self-appointed chair believes she has (and, conversely, what powers the other committee members are ceding to the chair)? As Mr. Fish pointed out, 2 people can outvote 1 person, no matter what title that person is claiming.

[Guest Linda Walker]

She really doesn't have power as the other 2 agree with each other. She, as chair, is threatening to have one of us disciplined for turning the slate in to our newsletter compiler for publishing. We didn't think there was a chair, but since she stood first she is making sure we know she is chair. We are just a volunteer club and have never had this come up. She has a hidden agenda.

[Guest Nancy N.]

She really doesn't have power as the other 2 agree with each other. She, as chair, is threatening to have one of us disciplined for turning the slate in to our newsletter compiler for publishing. We didn't think there was a chair, but since she stood first she is making sure we know she is chair. We are just a volunteer club and have never had this come up. She has a hidden agenda.

Don't buy it.

[Gary Novosielski]

She really doesn't have power as the other 2 agree with each other. She, as chair, is threatening to have one of us disciplined for turning the slate in to our newsletter compiler for publishing. We didn't think there was a chair, but since she stood first she is making sure we know she is chair. We are just a volunteer club and have never had this come up. She has a hidden agenda.

Among all the other powers she doesn't have, disciplining committee members is one of them (that she doesn't have). Committees can only make requests for action to the parent body if they feel discipline of some sort is necessary, and it sounds like she doesn't have the votes even for that.

This falls under the "Chair, Shmair" principle of parliamentary law.

[hmtcastle]

This falls under the "Chair, Shmair" principle of parliamentary law.

See also, "Gavel? We don't need no stinking gavel!".