Guest Linda Posted August 5, 2011 at 07:29 PM Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 at 07:29 PM I know that Robert's Rules has a suggested order of an agenda and I am wondering if guest speakers can be placed before the reading of minutes or president;s report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 5, 2011 at 07:32 PM Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 at 07:32 PM I know that Robert's Rules has a suggested order of an agenda and I am wondering if guest speakers can be placed before the reading of minutes or president;s report.Sure assuming that the members want to do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted August 5, 2011 at 07:52 PM Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 at 07:52 PM Sure assuming that the members want to do it that way.For those societies that are bound by rule to observe the standard order of business or a previously-adopted special order of business, the adoption of an agenda that does not conform requires a two-thirds vote, since the rules must be suspended for this purpose. See RONR (10th ed.), p. 98, l. 33, through p. 99, l. 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 5, 2011 at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 at 08:42 PM As a practical matter, I'd suggest keeping the approval of minutes right up at the top, if for no other reason than that they often serve as a reminder of something that was to happen at this meeting that somehow slipped through the cracks. I know--special orders and unfinished business, for example, are supposed to "automatically" come up at the right times, but it certainly helps the automation process to have many pairs of eyes going over the minutes to see exactly what was unfinished, and get them approved before basing this meeting's business on them. I could mention other examples, but this is not something from RONR, it's just speaking from experience. It only takes a minute to approve the minutes, and then let the flexibility (if any) commence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted August 6, 2011 at 10:31 PM Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 at 10:31 PM It only takes a minute to approve the minutes...Usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 7, 2011 at 02:30 PM Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 at 02:30 PM Usually. Agreed, but if it is to be a contentious process, with people disagreeing on what was agreed on, that's all the more reason to get it out of the way first. If, for example the dispute concerned the speaker's fee for the person about to address the meeting, the outcome would be much better known to everyone sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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