By Miriam Bell from NICVA
Published on 22 Mar 2007
A guide to help committees understand their responsibilities. Produced by NICVA Member Services.
Advice Note 2.pdfThese notes are designed to help committees of voluntary groups understand their basic responsibilities. They describe procedures which can help committees to prevent problems occurring. The notes outline the responsibilities of committee members as well as the roles of officer-bearers eg chairperson, secretary, treasurer.
Also included in this guide is a set of basic Standing Orders, an agreed set of rules or regulations committees can adopt to ensure that meetings run smoothly and that people know what to expect and are treated fairly.
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In answer to your queries, if the constitution does not specify how a committee member should resign you can resign verbally but should then put this in writing to confirm it. This should then be minuted.
In terms of when you can elect a Chair, again this depends on the constitution. Some organisations elect the office bearers at the AGM, some at the first committee meeting after the AGM. There should be a provision in the constitution allowing for a Chair to be elected in an emergency but I would need to see the constitution. Feel free to send me in a copy and I can look in more details.
This applies also to the query on how many years the Chairman remains elected, it depends on the constitution as each organisation is different.
If you would like me to look into this in more detail do not hesitate to contact me.
Best regards
Oonagh Kane
NICVA
29 Aug 07 @ 10:36
Elect a Chairman before the AGM in an emergency.
How many year does the Chairman remain elected
16 Aug 07 @ 15:33