Janet F.

Thank you so very much for clarifying all of this for me and providing me with the sections to review for further examination. I truly appreciate it. Also, I would like to thank you for politely correcting me, since I was using the wrong terminology. Now, I know that a "mover" is actually the one who make a motion. 🙂 Thank you, again.

Did I use a Point of Personal Privilege correctly or should it have called something else? During a virtual meeting we were attempting to follow the Roberts Rules of Order (as much as we could on a virtual webinar format) and a vote had taken place and the motion passed. In the comments section there were several members wanting access to a document for their own personal use. I didn't see those comments until after vote, and I had been the one that made the motion and have access to the document. I wasn't sure how to address the chair, so I said, "Mr. Chairman I have a Point of Personal Privilege. I have noticed after the vote that I had been asked to provide several members with the XYZ document. I would like to make sure they are aware that I will submit that document immediately to them." Again, if this wasn't a Point of Personal Privilege, how should this have been handled? Thank you for your time.

So, I would like to verify what I think that you are stating. "Once the chair has stated the motion" is this when the chair has said "We have a motion on the floor, do we have a second?" or after the server has made the motion and seconded the chair states the motion for discussion? The reason why I would like clarification on this is because we had a meeting today in which a motion was made and immediately seconded, then during discussion there were individuals that wanted to make a friendly amendment and thought that they could ask the server of the motion and get agreement from the server and the one that second it. If someone would have made a friendly amendment to the server before it was seconded, would that individual been able to offer a friendly amendment to the server?