Acting president Powers

Does the acting President of a Condo Association have
ALL the Powers of the President?

If my ByLaws say "appointing committees" and "appointing committees" was told by me on this board to mean can appoint someone to committee or remove a person from a Committe at Will. Would I have the Power to Remove someone from a committee if I am the acting President due to a resignation?

Responses kindly,

Doris,

I don't understand why you keep referring to yourself as the "acting" president. Unless your documents specify otherwise, you ARE, the president, unless, and until, the majority of your board decides to replace you.

Unless your state laws or bylaws specifically state how a vacancy in the office of president is to be filled when the president resigns, then generally you should follow parliamentary procedure. One example I posted in a previous thread on this topic.

Roberts Rules, 10th edition, on page 442: "In case of the resignation or death of the president, the vice-president (if there is only one) or the first vice-president (if there are more than one) automatically becomes president for the unexpired term, unless the bylaws expressly provide otherwise for filling a vacancy in the office of president."

Whether the "acting" president or the actual president, you HAVE THE SAME POWERS AS THE PRESIDENT as specified in your bylaws and/or the governing laws in your state.

Doris - "Appoint committee" is not the same as appoint committee members.

After discussion on a topic, the board thinks a committee should be appointed. You officially establish the committee and appoint a chair. That chair usually gets members to be on the committee. As president, you could disband the committee or discharge it of its duties when it has fulfilled its duties.

What EXACTLY does your bylaws say about the POWER of the President and committees?

Doris,

A picture is beginning to emerge here. As I have said before:

The BOARD runs the show. The president does not run the show. The chair of the so-called advisory committee does not run the show. The BOARD runs the show.

SO -

Normally, the president cannot create or eliminate committees. This is done either in the bylaws or by resolution of the board. The president MAY or MAY NOT have the authority to appoint people to committees (and therefore remove them) if the bylaws, or the board, gives the president that authority.

Standing committees (committees that always exist) are generally established in the bylaws. The bylaws should also state who may appoint members to those committees (and therefore remove them). It could be the president, it could be the board, it could be someone else. You would have to read your bylaws to find out.

Standing committees can also be created by the board. It's not generally a good idea to do it this way, but it can be done. In this case, you would have to find the minutes of the meeting during which the committee was created and read them. Hopefully, those minutes will tell you what the duties of the committee are, how the committee members are appointed, and by whom.

We can only advise you how things are generally done or how they are done in our own associations. This may or may not apply to your particular situation. You will need to do some more research and reading to find out what applies to you.

If this committee wasn't established in the bylaws, then I would assume it was established by the board during some meeting in the past. IF the board created this advisory committee, and IF the board appointed a particular person to chair this committee, then only THE BOARD can undo everything. It all depends on what you find in the minutes