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The association I am a member of convenes twice a year into regular sessions of the General Assembly, which adopt the RONR as their parliamentary procedures. During the session's first meeting, the President of the association is ex officio the presiding officer of the GA; the Assembly then proceeds to elect as its first order of business a Chairman, a Parliamentarian and an Election Committee among its members. According to our bylaws, the Chairman is not allowed to participate in discussions and make motions, but he can state his intention to entertain a motion and wait for a member of the GA to move it. For Example, when it's time to adjourn, the Chair would say: "The Chair would like to entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting" and a member of the Assembly then requests the floor and says: "I so move". After that, the motion is seconded and placed before the Assembly. While this rule guarantees the maximum neutrality from the Chair, it also hinders his ability to effectively preside over the Assembly as it prevents him from making motions related to the conduct of the meeting. I haven't read anywhere in the RONR that the Chair should not be allowed to make motions, and I am considering proposing a bylaw amendment to change this rule. Would allowing the Chair to make motions affect his ability to stay neutral?