Removal of the committee

If the general meeting is not content with the committee’s management, it can vote the committee out of office. Either all members or only individual members of the committee may be voted out of office. If no new committee members are available and the association cannot appoint permanent members to its governing bodies at the time of dismissal, the committee shall be dissolved. In rare cases, an administrator shall be appointed.

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As we have constant disputes due to a fellow committee member, we want to remove him from office. How do we need to proceed?

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Generally speaking, committee members are unable to remove or vote out a colleague themselves. The committee members are elected by the general meeting and only the general meeting has the authority to relieve them of their duties.

Following the passing of a majority resolution within the committee, a motion can be put forward at the general meeting for the colleague in question not to be re-elected. It is, however, down to the general meeting to decide whether to pursue such a motion or not. Whether choosing this path will resolve the conflict situation is another matter. Problems are often not simply tied to a lone individual. It is possible that seeking out the cause of the conflict and holding joint discussions will prove a more promising solution.

Removal of the committee

Voting out of a committee member?

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