Guest Louise Posted April 6, 2011 at 03:13 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 03:13 PM Hi There,My question is can members of a club come to executive meetings and have a voice if they wish to speak or are they not allowed to say anything and observe. These people are members of a club. Does the board just make a motion to allow those people to speak?ThanksLouise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 6, 2011 at 03:31 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 03:31 PM My question is can members of a club come to executive meetings and have a voice if they wish to speak or are they not allowed to say anything and observe. These people are members of a club. Does the board just make a motion to allow those people to speak?Only members of the body which is meeting have any rights to the proceedings (RONR p. 628). In other words nonmembers have NO RIGHTS at all under RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Louise Posted April 6, 2011 at 04:28 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 04:28 PM Only members of the body which is meeting have any rights to the proceedings (RONR p. 628). In other words nonmembers have NO RIGHTS at all under RONR.Meaning as long as they are a member of the group or organization? Don't they just put a motion forward at the meeting to give that person a voice and allow them to speak.Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 6, 2011 at 04:32 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 04:32 PM Meaning as long as they are a member of the group or organization? Don't they just put a motion forward at the meeting to give that person a voice and allow them to speak.LisaA Board member can move to grant the non (Board) member time to speak. If the speech is being made while a motion is pending a 2/3 vote is required to Suspend the Rules to allow a nonmember to speak in debate. If no question is pending a majority vote will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 6, 2011 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 04:33 PM Meaning as long as they are a member of the group or organization? Don't they just put a motion forward at the meeting to give that person a voice and allow them to speak.LisaSee RONR (10th Ed.) page 255, lines 3-12, and also the footnote on that page. Non-members may be allowed to speak in debate, but it requires a motion to Suspend The Rules, which requires a 2/3 vote or unanimous consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 6, 2011 at 07:47 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 07:47 PM Meaning as long as they are a member of the group or organization? Don't they just put a motion forward at the meeting to give that person a voice and allow them to speak.The board may adopt a motion to allow someone who is not on the board to speak. It can be a member of the society, the Queen of Sheba, or any Joe off the street. (Mr. Foulkes has cited the Work, and explained the voting requirement(s).) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangamonese Posted April 6, 2011 at 07:58 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 07:58 PM See RONR (10th Ed.) page 255, lines 3-12, and also the footnote on that page. Non-members may be allowed to speak in debate, but it requires a motion to Suspend The Rules, which requires a 2/3 vote or unanimous consent.I love this forum.... I thought non Board members could just be allowed the courtesy of speaking... this puts a whole new slant on things KM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 6, 2011 at 08:38 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 08:38 PM I thought non Board members could just be allowed the courtesy of speaking... They can be. But it's the board that allows that courtesy. It can often be done by unanimous consent ("If there's no objection, Louise has a breif she'd like to make") but if some on the board don't like the idea, it's put to a vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 6, 2011 at 09:44 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 09:44 PM They can be. But it's the board that allows that courtesy. It can often be done by unanimous consent ("If there's no objection, Louise has a breif she'd like to make") but if some on the board don't like the idea, it's put to a vote.A breif [sic]...... what? If only there were an English major handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 6, 2011 at 09:50 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 at 09:50 PM A breif [sic]...... what? If only there were an English major handy.Chalk it up to atrophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 7, 2011 at 03:20 AM Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 at 03:20 AM Chalk it up to atrophy.I don't think it rates a trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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