Guest Susan Posted April 26, 2011 at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 at 04:41 PM If reordering the agenda is used as a means for disrupting the meeting is there anything the President can do. Frequently a small group of members is standing at the microphone before the roll call has even been taken to request the agenda reorder. Not only is this time consuming but it also means that speakers who have been given a prescribed time for their presentation now are expected to work around the reordered agenda. This is not always possible and sometimes costs the organization money because the speaker has been paid to appear and now has been forced off the agenda or to a time that will not work for him. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 26, 2011 at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 at 04:44 PM If reordering the agenda is used as a means for disrupting the meeting is there anything the President can do.Not really. If a majority wants to reorder the agenda while it is pending, it is free to do so. After the agenda is adopted, it takes a 2/3 vote to Amend it.only is this time consuming but it also means that speakers who have been given a prescribed time for their presentation now are expected to work around the reordered agenda. This is not always possible and sometimes costs the organization money because the speaker has been paid to appear and now has been forced off the agenda or to a time that will not work for him. thank youA motion to Amend the agenda (while it is pending or after it is adopted) is debatable, so raise those points in debate as to why the agenda should not be reordered. But none of those reasons would make reordering the agenda out of order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:18 AM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:18 AM Not really. If a majority wants to reorder the agenda while it is pending, it is free to do so. After the agenda is adopted, it takes a 2/3 vote to Amend it.A motion to Amend the agenda (while it is pending or after it is adopted) is debatable, so raise those points in debate as to why the agenda should not be reordered. But none of those reasons would make reordering the agenda out of order.For organizations that are bound by rule to an established order of business, a motion to adopt a non-conforming agenda requires a two-thirds vote, since the motion, in effect, proposes to suspend the rules of order that interfere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:27 AM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:27 AM For organizations that are bound by rule to an established order of business, a motion to adopt a non-conforming agenda requires a two-thirds vote, since the motion, in effect, proposes to suspend the rules of order that interfere.Though there is no reason to assume that an agenda necessarily conflicts with the standard order of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:28 AM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:28 AM For organizations that are bound by rule to an established order of business, a motion to adopt a non-conforming agenda requires a two-thirds vote, since the motion, in effect, proposes to suspend the rules of order that interfere.Are you suggesting that p. 342, l. 20-23 does not bind an organization by rule to an established order of business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:44 AM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 12:44 AM Are you suggesting that p. 342, l. 20-23 does not bind an organization by rule to an established order of business?No. But, see RONR (10th ed.), p. 361, about those organizations and meetings that customarily adopt an agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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