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Committee chair problem

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Cabbie21 Tue 01-Sept-26 13:13:18

I’m not giving too much detail for obvious reasons.
The Chair of a committee I am on seems to treat the organisation as his own property.
The Committee recently needed to resolve a particular issue and took a decision. There was no vote. Now the Chair has subsequently overruled the committee decision and issued instructions to resolve the situation differently.
I have no particular view as to whether the Committee’s decision or the Chair’s decision was the better way, but I do think the Chair had no right to overrule in this way.
Fair enough, if there had been a vote with no majority either way, the Chair would have had a casting vote, but he has acted outside of the Committee.
I feel very uncomfortable about this. It is realistically too late now to alter the plan, but I am not happy to just let this situation go. What would you do?

Cossy Tue 01-Sept-26 13:18:16

I’ve been both Chair and Deputy Chair and I totally agree, the Chair was absolutely wrong to overturn the decision.

He has absolutely no remit to do so if a vote had already been taken and agreed.

nanna8 Tue 01-Sept-26 13:21:41

Don’t you have minutes of the meetings ? That would solve the issue. Challenge - it is illegal to do what they have done if it is a recognised incorporated body . The committees I am on would go mental.

Jaxjacky Tue 01-Sept-26 13:30:31

Are there others who feel the same?
Personally I would check the constitution, then challenge them quoting that.

Shelflife Tue 01-Sept-26 13:40:50

For this sort of reason I no longer sit committees! Lesson there perhaps 🤔