Guest audra mitchell Posted May 28, 2017 at 12:48 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 at 12:48 PM A motion had been made but not seconded when the meeting chairperson accepted a motion to table the issue for lack of time to finish the motion seconding and discussion. How should the motion be addressed in the next meeting - continue with chairperson asking for a second to the original motion or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 28, 2017 at 04:49 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 at 04:49 PM I just posted a long response but then immediately deleted it because I realized I had misread the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted May 28, 2017 at 04:50 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 at 04:50 PM There is no such thing as a motion "to table." The motion is "to postpone definitely." Anyway, if this was a small board meeting, then a second is not required. Otherwise, the chair should have rejected a motion to postpone a main motion that was not yet before the meeting. What's done is done, however, and the motion will come up as a general order at the next meeting, assuming it is held within a quarterly time interval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy N. Posted May 29, 2017 at 03:17 AM Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 at 03:17 AM 10 hours ago, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said: What's done is done, however, and the motion will come up as a general order at the next meeting, assuming it is held within a quarterly time interval. ... Also assuming that the original motion was, indeed, tabled (or postponed). -- Ms Mitchell, what happened to the motion to "table" after the chairperson "accepted" it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintCad Posted May 30, 2017 at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 at 02:44 PM If the motion was To Lay on the Table then it doesn't come up at the next meeting unless the motion To Take From the Table is passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 30, 2017 at 05:07 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 at 05:07 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, SaintCad said: If the motion was To Lay on the Table then it doesn't come up at the next meeting unless the motion To Take From the Table is passed. I agree, but we really don't know what the motion was intended to do. Personally, I suspect it was an improperly worded motion to postpone. Edited to add: we are also assuming that the motion to postpone or to lay on the table was actually adopted. I don't know that it was. Edited May 30, 2017 at 05:09 PM by Richard Brown Added last paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted May 30, 2017 at 06:19 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 at 06:19 PM 1 hour ago, Richard Brown said: I agree, but we really don't know what the motion was intended to do. Personally, I suspect it was an improperly worded motion to postpone. Edited to add: we are also assuming that the motion to postpone or to lay on the table was actually adopted. I don't know that it was. As best I can determine, not only was there no second to the motion which was made, this motion had not been stated by the chair before the motion to "table the issue for lack of time to finish the motion seconding and discussion" (whatever that means) was made and seconded. I think it might be best to proceed on the basis that nothing of any significance occurred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted May 31, 2017 at 05:11 AM Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 at 05:11 AM On 5/28/2017 at 8:48 AM, Guest audra mitchell said: or what? As I think Mr Honemann is suggesting, the original main motion was not processed. If someone still likes it, he or she should move it anew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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