Guest John Hart Posted March 22, 2017 at 01:14 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 at 01:14 PM We are holding a special congregational meeting. The meeting will consider a recommendation from the council. I wanted to know if the gathered members can change the proposed recommendation at the meeting or can they only vote acceptance or rejection of the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted March 22, 2017 at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 at 01:16 PM (edited) When a motion to adopt the recommendation is made and before the assembly, it is amendable, yes. The fact that it's a special meeting is not applicable to this specific question. Edited March 22, 2017 at 01:18 PM by George Mervosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted March 27, 2017 at 02:22 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 at 02:22 PM The change should be within the scope of the purpose of the called special meeting. RONR (11th ed.), p. 93, ll. 18: "When a main motion related to business specified in the call of a special meeting is pending, it is as fully open to germane amendments as if it had been moved at a regular meeting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted March 27, 2017 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 at 02:46 PM 4 minutes ago, Transpower said: The change should be within the scope of the purpose of the called special meeting. This is a rather confusing response. If a proposed amendment to a motion to adopt the recommendation from the council is germane, it must necessarily be "within the scope of the purpose of the called special meeting", as you put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 27, 2017 at 05:41 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 at 05:41 PM I think it is important to determine weather the church bylaws limit the authority of the congregation to accept or reject a recommendation from the council as presented and without the authority to amend it. That would be a bylaws interpretation question. I imagine the congregation has the authority to amend it, but the answer to that question depends on the bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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