In Robert's Rules of Order a committee is defined as follows... "A committee, as understood in parliamentary law, is a body of one or more persons, elected or appointed by (or by direction of) an assembly or society, to consider, investigate, or take action on certain matters or subjects, or to do all of these things" (RONR, page 489, lines 20-24).
Two Types of Ordinary Committees:
Special Committee - Also known as a "select" or "ad hoc" committee. This is a committee as a need arises, to perform a certain task. The committee comes to an end when the matter that they are taking care of is addressed in full.
Standing Committee - This is a committee put together to perform a continuing function and always exists. A standing committee will have its name and description of what it does within an organization's bylaws.
Fun Fact: When referring any business to a committee, if the motion maker does not mention who the committee chair will be then the first name said aloud by the chair automatically becomes the chair of the committee.
Many of us have been on a committee at least once before and we have worked with others. Thinking about the descriptions of the two ordinary committees above, which type of committee were you in and what did you do?
Angela Becker
#PSUAgEd18
Student Teacher at Manheim Central High School
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