Ohio Code 1745.36 – Executive and other committees of managers
(A) The governing principles may provide for the creation by the managers of an executive committee or any other committee of the managers, to consist of one or more managers, and may authorize the delegation to that committee of any of the authority of the managers, however conferred.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1745.36
- Authorized communications equipment: means any communications equipment that provides a transmission, including, but not limited to, by telephone, telecopy, or any electronic means, from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by, and accurately reflects the intention of, the member or manager involved and, with respect to meetings, allows all persons participating in the meeting to contemporaneously communicate with each other. See Ohio Code 1745.05
- Governing principles: means all agreements, whether oral, in a record, or implied from its established practices, or any combination of them, that govern the purpose or operation of an unincorporated nonprofit association and the rights and obligations of its members and managers. See Ohio Code 1745.05
- Member: means a person that, under the governing principles of an unincorporated nonprofit association, is entitled to participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the association or in the adoption of the policies and activities of the association. See Ohio Code 1745.05
(B) The managers may appoint one or more managers as alternate members of any committee described in division (A) of this section, who may take the place of any absent member or members at any meeting of the particular committee.
(C) Each committee described in division (A) of this section shall serve at the pleasure of the managers, shall act only in the intervals between meetings of the managers, and shall be subject to the control and direction of the managers.
(D) Unless otherwise provided in the governing principles or ordered by the managers, any committee described in division (A) of this section may act by a majority of its members at a meeting or by a writing or writings signed by all of its members.
(E) Meetings of committees described in division (A) of this section may be held by any means of authorized communication equipment, unless participation by members of the committee at a meeting by means of authorized communications equipment is prohibited by the governing principles or any order of the managers. Participation at a meeting pursuant to this division constitutes presence at the meeting.
(F) An act or authorization of an act by any committee described in division (A) of this section within the authority delegated to it shall be as effective for all purposes as the act or authorization of the managers.