Common use of Authority of Committees Clause in Contracts

Authority of Committees. Unless the Board affirmatively acts by majority vote to provide a committee with decision-making authority, the committee must be deemed to be advisory only, such that it has no decision-making authority. In the event that the Board gives a committee decision-making authority, the meetings of that committee must be posted and held in accordance with the Open Meeting Law. A committee that has been given decision-making authority may exercise that authority only though the affirmative vote of a majority of the total members of the committee.