CP Committees & Special Bodies Flashcards

An 'executive committee' typically has authority to:

Answer: Act on behalf of the board between regular board meetings

An executive committee is a small subset of the board authorized to act on behalf of the full board between its regularly scheduled meetings.

Under RONR, committee members deliberate under which rules?

Answer: More informal rules—no need for seconds, freer debate

Committees operate under more informal procedures: motions do not require seconds, members may speak multiple times, and debate is more relaxed.

A 'minority report' may be presented when:

Answer: One or more committee members dissent from the majority recommendation

A minority report, signed by one or more dissenting committee members, presents an alternative recommendation to the assembly.

Which term describes a committee formed of the entire assembly to consider a matter informally?

Answer: Committee of the whole

A committee of the whole is a procedural device that allows the entire assembly to act as a committee under relaxed rules.

When can the assembly instruct a committee that is currently studying a matter?

Answer: At any time before the committee makes its final report

The assembly retains authority to give additional instructions to a committee at any time before the committee submits its final report.

A committee is 'discharged' when:

Answer: The assembly votes to remove the matter from the committee

Discharging a committee is an action by the assembly that removes the referred matter from the committee's jurisdiction and returns it to the full assembly.