I can respond to that as the chair. The chair actually has discretion, if the committee adopts the motion as it's presented--12 meetings. But it doesn't mean we set the 12 meetings in and never shall the chair change it. Obviously, for instance, if we get another budget implementation act...bills generally take precedence over what the committee is studying.
If this committee decides there is a financial issue that deserves immediate attention, and they have six meetings prior to Christmas and six meetings booked after Christmas, but the committee says this issue is in fact more important so they move the other six meetings of the charity back four meetings, that's entirely within the committee's discretion. So there is some flexibility to do that if the motion is adopted.
I hope that addresses your concern.