Board of Directors Approved June 11, 2016
National Council Approved September 3, 2016
141
Resolution
Society St. Vincent de Paul, Inc.
National Board of Directors Meeting
April 21, 2016
Amendment of National Bylaws - Ad Hoc and Standing Committees
Whereas,Article24oftheNationalCouncilBylawsreferstoStandingandAdHocCommittees;
and
Whereas,theNationalCouncilrecognizestheneedtoformAdHocorSpecialCommitteesorTask
ForceswithoutthedelaycausedbywaitingforameetingoftheNationalCouncil;and
Whereas, an AmendmentofArticle24oftheNationalBylaws isneededtorectifythispotential problem, and
Whereas, theNationalCouncilbelievesthetermsStandingCommittee,AdHocCommittee, SpecialCommitteeandTaskForceshouldbedefinedinordertoavoidconfusion;and
Whereas, Article24 as written provides in the first paragraph that the National Council can form and/or disband such committees as it deems necessary and appropriate but also provides in the last paragraph the Ad Hoc or Sub-committees can be established or dissolved by the National Council President in consultation with the Board of Directors; and
Whereas,it is desirable to confirm which of the existing Standing Committees were formed by the National Council;
Now, Therefore be it resolved thatthe definitionsofthe termsStandingCommitteeandAdHoc CommitteeshallbethosesetforthonExhibit A attachedhereto;and
Further resolved thatthe Standing Committees listed on Exhibit B attached hereto are, to the extent not previously acted upon by the National Council, found to be necessary and appropriate and are hereby officially formed by the National Council; and
Further resolved thatArticle 24oftheBylawsoftheNational CouncilisherebyAmendedto readassetforthinExhibitCattachedhereto.
The category of this Resolution is Bylaws
Resolutionnumber: 04-21-2016-141 Standing and Ad Hoc Committees
Revised April 26, 2016
EXHIBITS
EXHIBITA
- The term "Standing Committee" shall mean a committee constituted to perform a continuing function that is essential to the good governance of the Society. A standing Committee is permanent.
- Theterm"AdHocCommittee"shallincludethosedesignatedasSpecialCommitteesandTaskForces.ATaskForceisatemporarygroupingofmembersunderoneleaderfor thepurposeofaccomplishingadefiniteandspecificobjective. ASpecialorAdHoc Committeeisonethatisformedtooverseeorperformspecificfunctionsandtasks relatingtodesignatedactivitiesoftheSociety.
EXHIBITB
ThefollowingStandingCommitteesare,totheextentnotpreviouslyacteduponbythe NationalCouncil,deemedtobenecessaryandappropriateandtheformationofsuch are herebyapprovedbytheNationalCouncil:
StandingCommittees:
I. AuditCommittee
2. NationalConciliationCommittee
3. NationalExecutiveCommittee
4. NationalFinanceCommittee
5. NationalGovernanceCommittee
EXHIBITC
Article 24 of the Bylaws of the National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent dePaul,Inc., is hereby amended as follows:
The first paragraph of Article 24 of the Bylaws of National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc., is hereby amended to read as follows:
"If the National Council deems it necessary and appropriate, Standing Committees can be formed. Only the National Council can dissolve a Standing Committee. The National Council President afterconsultation with the Board of Directors in person, in writing, by facsimile or in any electronic manner can establish or dissolve an Ad Hoc or Special Committee or any Task Force or the Board ofDirectors acting on its own may form such Ad Hoc or Special Committee or Task Force as it may deem necessary and appropriate.
The NationalCouncil delegates to its Board of Directors the power to establish the charges for all such committees through Board resolutions."
The last paragraph is stricken in its entirety .
Revised April 26, 2016