Committee Members

[Guest sisabdalla]

According to Robert's Rules of Order, how are committee members selected?

[jstackpo]

Any number of ways -- see pp. 471 ff.

BUT, check your bylaws - your association may (many do) have committee appointment rules therein.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

According to Robert's Rules of Order, how are committee members selected?

By default, the organization itself populates all committees.

This is typically done via an ordinary motion.

The motion itself may very well create the committee, too.

Example:

"I move that we form a River City Committee of The Dance, chaired by Mrs. Mayor, and appointing Miss Scarlet and Mrs. Peacock and Mrs. Baker as members of the committee."

Beware: It is a popular myth that the job of appointing committee members falls to the president. No such rule exists in Robert's Rules of Order, with one exception: a tellers committee.

[Tim Wynn]

Beware: It is a popular myth that the job of appointing committee members falls to the president. No such rule exists in Robert's Rules of Order, with one exception: a tellers committee.

Kim,

You've forgotten page 629, line 9-10, again. Don't worry; I'll continue to remind you every couple months.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

Kim,

You've forgotten page 629, line 9-10, again. Don't worry; I'll continue to remind you every couple months.

Blast it!

The old "no sergeant-at-arms so a committee is necessary" trick.

Second time this month.

Missed it by that much.

Sorry about that, chief.

[reference to Maxwell Smart, agent 86]