Editing Committee (section)

=== Functions ===
Committees can serve several different functions:
;Governance:  In organizations considered too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a smaller body, such as a board of directors, is given the power to make decisions, spend money, or take actions. A ''governance committee'' is formed as a separate committee to review the performance of the board and board policy as well as nominate candidates for the board.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.guidestar.org/Articles.aspx?path=/rxa/news/articles/2012/need-to-improve-a-governance-committee.aspx|title = So You Need (to Improve) a Governance Committee?|date = April 2012|access-date = 17 December 2015|website = guidestar.org|publisher = [[GuideStar]]|last = Walker|first = Dick|last2 = Bauser|first2 = John|archive-date = 25 June 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170625061352/https://www.guidestar.org/Articles.aspx?path=/rxa/news/articles/2012/need-to-improve-a-governance-committee.aspx|url-status = dead}}</ref>
; {{Anchor|Coordination committee|Coordination subcommittee}} Coordination and administration: A large body may have smaller committees with more specialized functions. Examples are an audit committee, an elections committee, a finance committee, a fundraising committee, and a program committee. Large [[Convention (meeting)|conventions]] or [[academic conference]]s are usually organized by a coordinating committee drawn from the membership of the organization.
; {{Anchor|Research committee|Research subcommittee}} Research and recommendations: Committees may be formed to do research and make recommendations on a potential or planned project or change.  For example, an organization considering a major [[Fixed investment|capital investment]] might create a temporary working committee of several people to review options and make recommendations to upper management or the board of directors.
;Discipline:{{Anchor|Disciplinary committee|Research subcommittee}}A committee on discipline may be used to handle disciplinary procedures for members of the organization.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 669}}</ref>

;As a tactic for indecision: As a means of [[public relations]] by sending sensitive, inconvenient, or irrelevant matters to committees, organizations may bypass, stall, or disacknowledge matters without declaring a formal policy of inaction or indifference. However, this could be considered a [[Dilatory motions and tactics|dilatory tactic]].<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 172}}</ref>