Guest sara Posted April 19, 2017 at 11:14 PM Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 at 11:14 PM Unanimous consent re: minutes: is it okay to say "Are there corrections to the minutes?........Hearing none, the minutes are approved as distributed..." Must I include: "If there is no objection, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Hunt Posted April 19, 2017 at 11:18 PM Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 at 11:18 PM You do not need to ask for a vote or even unanimous consent for approving minutes. They are approved automatically once all corrections are dealt with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 20, 2017 at 12:40 AM Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 at 12:40 AM 1 hour ago, Guest sara said: Unanimous consent re: minutes: is it okay to say "Are there corrections to the minutes?........Hearing none, the minutes are approved as distributed..." Must I include: "If there is no objection, No. The only way to object to the approval of the minutes is to offer a correction. If there are no corrections, you may declare the minutes approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 20, 2017 at 12:40 AM Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 at 12:40 AM (edited) It is good to ask "are there any corrections to the minutes?" when the minutes are up for approval. After a pause the chair should say, "hearing no corrections the minutes are approved". Or, if there were some corrections, you might say "if there are no further corrections the minutes are approved." As mr. Martin pointed out, you really should not ask if there are any objections to approving the minutes, as the only way to object to the minutes is to offer a correction. The better procedure is to ask if there are any corrections to the minutes. RONR provides that there should not actually be a vote on approving the minutes, but the chair simply declares the minutes approved once there are no further Corrections. As a practical matter, however, many members are convinced that they must still vote on approving the minutes. It simply is not necessary and should not be done if you are following RONR. Edited April 20, 2017 at 12:42 AM by Richard Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sara Posted April 20, 2017 at 02:01 AM Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 at 02:01 AM thank you all. You have validated my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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