Guest Bill Preslan Posted February 25, 2011 at 07:11 PM Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 at 07:11 PM For a proposed agenda to become the official agenda for a meeting, it must be adopted by a majority vote of the assembly. Before that vote, any member may move to amend the proposed agenda.At this stage, the assembly will vote on: 1) motion(s) to amend the agenda, and 2) a motion to adopt the amended agenda. In this context, does “assembly” mean those members who are physically present, or is proxy voting generally allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 25, 2011 at 07:18 PM Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 at 07:18 PM For a proposed agenda to become the official agenda for a meeting, it must be adopted by a majority vote of the assembly. Before that vote, any member may move to amend the proposed agenda.At this stage, the assembly will vote on: 1) motion(s) to amend the agenda, and 2) a motion to adopt the amended agenda. In this context, does “assembly” mean those members who are physically present, or is proxy voting generally allowed?See FAQ #10 at the Robert's Rules of Order website, www.robertsrules.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 25, 2011 at 09:26 PM Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 at 09:26 PM For a proposed agenda to become the official agenda for a meeting, it must be adopted by a majority vote of the assembly. Before that vote, any member may move to amend the proposed agenda.At this stage, the assembly will vote on: 1) motion(s) to amend the agenda, and 2) a motion to adopt the amended agenda. In this context, does “assembly” mean those members who are physically present, or is proxy voting generally allowed?The assembly means those physically assembled. Proxy voting is absolutely prohibited unless mandated by law or by your bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Preslan Posted February 28, 2011 at 08:57 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 at 08:57 PM The assembly means those physically assembled. Proxy voting is absolutely prohibited unless mandated by law or by your bylaws.Thanks for the input, Gary. At our meeting, a number of us tried to argue that meaning for "assembly." We were overruled by the president, who proceeded to vote 40-some proxies to prevent any amendments to his agenda. The meeting went downhill from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted February 28, 2011 at 10:34 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 at 10:34 PM Thanks for the input, Gary. At our meeting, a number of us tried to argue that meaning for "assembly." We were overruled by the president, who proceeded to vote 40-some proxies to prevent any amendments to his agenda. The meeting went downhill from there.My guess is it started pretty close to "downhill" to begin with. Now, what should have happened is a member rises to a Point of Order about this agenda thing, the chair rules the Point of Order not well taken, offering a brief explanation as to why, the (or another) member Appeals (needs a second), and the chair puts it to a vote of the "assembly". I say "should have happened" although it likely would not have been played out that way anyway. Your president needs an early retirement. See FAQ #20 and Chapter XX in RONR (10th Ed.) for insight. But you knew that already, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 1, 2011 at 12:20 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 at 12:20 AM We were overruled by the president, who proceeded to vote 40-some proxies to prevent any amendments to his agenda.Do your Bylaws permit proxies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted March 1, 2011 at 12:22 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 at 12:22 AM Do your Bylaws permit proxies?And, if they do, tell your fellow members not to give them all to the president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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