Can one family dominate this committee?

Our committee is a 'family affair', is this ok ? We have the Chair, who's the mother-in-law of the treasurer; the vice chair is the chair's sister; they 'run' the whole operation themselves, we have no regular meetings, the chair takes it upon herself, with the treasurer, to recruit staff & handle other staffing issues, keep the accounts, annual returns, etc.... Oh and the chair is also employed by the 'committee' too,... so basically she (as part of the committee) employs herself, while they supervise her issues (i.e performance management) so we don't get a say if she, let's say 'starts to slack' in her role, she's just left to get on with it & god forbid if any of the committee dare to try & speak up against it.......... Do you have any suggestions ??

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Charlie Cattell is a specialist in legal and governance matters relating to social enterprises, charities and voluntary organisations, assisting a wide range of groups with legal structures, organisational management, and regulatory issues.