Guest local1091@aol.com Posted February 28, 2011 at 05:35 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 at 05:35 PM I would like to know if an item is on a consent agenda and is referred to a committee of the whole can it be pulled out of the agenda, discussed, and voted on? Or does the referral to committee stand Superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert B Fish Posted February 28, 2011 at 05:43 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 at 05:43 PM The motion was disposed of by referring it to a committee of the whole. Therefore the motion is not pending before the assembly.-Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted February 28, 2011 at 06:10 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 at 06:10 PM The committee of the whole (i.e., everybody, but why bother with this concept in "ordinary societies"?) can then convene, take up the motion, and report it back to the assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 28, 2011 at 07:03 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 at 07:03 PM I would like to know if an item is on a consent agenda and is referred to a committee of the whole can it be pulled out of the agenda, discussed, and voted on? Or does the referral to committee stand Superior.tAs I understand it, an item on a consent agenda can only be agreed to, and that must be by unanimous consent (not even one objection). So I don't understand how it <got/gets/will get> Referred to a committee, even the Committee of the Whole, without taking it off the consent agenda first.Before the consent agenda is actually passed, any item can be pulled off upon the demand (objection) of any (one) member. After which it can be debated, amended, referred, adopted, rejected, you name it.If it has already been referred, then it's not yours until they report it back, or you Discharge the committee from further consideration of that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 1, 2011 at 12:03 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 at 12:03 AM So I don't understand how it <got/gets/will get> Referred to a committee, even the Committee of the Whole, without taking it off the consent agenda first.The motion to Refer may be made as an Incidental Main Motion while no question is pending. That would be a method by which the motion could be referred to a committee before the consent agenda came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 1, 2011 at 04:37 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 at 04:37 AM So I don't understand how it <got/gets/will get> Referred to a committee, even the Committee of the Whole, without taking it off the consent agenda first.The motion to Refer may be made as an Incidental Main Motion while no question is pending. That would be a method by which the motion could be referred to a committee before the consent agenda came up.I agree, but that would have the effect of taking it "off the consent agenda". My point was it can't be both referred and still up for consent. Strike the word first and insert simultaneously--better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 1, 2011 at 04:45 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 at 04:45 AM I agree, but that would have the effect of taking it "off the consent agenda". My point was it can't be both referred and still up for consent. Strike the word first and insert simultaneously--better?That works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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