Guest Renee Posted March 22, 2018 at 03:24 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 03:24 PM When a motion comes to the Board from a committee, can members of that committee speak against the motion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 22, 2018 at 03:35 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 03:35 PM 10 minutes ago, Guest Renee said: When a motion comes to the Board from a committee, can members of that committee speak against the motion? If they are members of the board, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWJF Posted March 22, 2018 at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 04:57 PM Can you tell where I can find this in Robert's Rules? I have members that believe that the "maker of a motion, though he can vote against it, cannot speak against his own motion" applies to an entire committee from which a motion comes as well as an individual making a motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted March 22, 2018 at 05:06 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 05:06 PM (edited) 9 minutes ago, CWJF said: Can you tell where I can find this in Robert's Rules? I have members that believe that the "maker of a motion, though he can vote against it, cannot speak against his own motion" applies to an entire committee from which a motion comes as well as an individual making a motion. " But in debate on any written or oral report in the assembly, any member of the reporting committee who does not concur has the same right as any other member of the assembly to speak individually in opposition." RONR (11th ed.), p. 528 The reporting member (usually the committee chair) should not make a motion to adopt any recommendations he doesn't agree with: "In the case of a committee, the committee chairman is the reporting member unless—because he does not agree with the report or for any other reason—he does not wish to give it, in which event the committee chooses another one of its members." RONR (11th ed.), p. 506 Edited March 22, 2018 at 05:06 PM by George Mervosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWJF Posted March 22, 2018 at 05:17 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 at 05:17 PM Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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