CP Committees & Special Bodies Flashcards

What is the fundamental difference between a 'standing committee' and a 'special committee'?

Answer: Standing committees are permanent; special committees dissolve when their task ends

Standing committees are permanent, ongoing bodies; special (ad hoc) committees are created for a specific purpose and cease to exist once that purpose is fulfilled.

In a committee meeting, what rule about quorum differs from a full assembly meeting?

Answer: Committee quorum is always a majority of members, not a fixed number

Unless the governing documents specify otherwise, committee quorum is a majority of the committee's membership.

Which officer is responsible for referring matters to the appropriate standing committee?

Answer: President/Chair

The president or presiding officer typically has authority to refer matters to committees consistent with the bylaws and rules.

A committee 'rises and reports' when it wants to:

Answer: Return business to the full assembly

When a committee of the whole or quasi-committee rises, it returns to the status of the regular assembly and presents its recommendations.

Can a committee take binding action on behalf of the organization without assembly approval?

Answer: Only if the bylaws grant the committee that specific authority

Committees act on the authority delegated to them; only explicit bylaw or assembly authorization allows a committee to take binding action.

When a committee report is presented to the assembly, who typically moves to adopt the report's recommendations?

Answer: The committee chair on behalf of the committee

The committee chair or a designated committee member moves the adoption of the committee's recommendations on behalf of the committee.