Guest bob Posted August 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM Does the moderator play a police role as far as what is allowed to be voted on or even allowed as a motion. How much power does he have? Can he be out of order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted August 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM He/she has more of a "gatekeeper" than "police" roll. Any ruling he/she makes as to allowability of a motion, or other "point of order" questions, can be appealed to the membership who have the final say.And chairs/moderators are not infallible - any member can raise a point of order about what the moderator may be up to if it appears to be in violation of some rule, in RONR or your association's rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted August 21, 2011 at 01:10 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 01:10 PM How much power does he have? Can he be out of order?RONR defines some of the duties and powers of the presiding officer (I'm assuming your moderator is in such a position), and your bylaws may further refine those by adding or restricting accordingly. I don't see why he couldn't be out of order, although that's like asking could he be hungry?Perhaps if you asked about some specific act or behavior of the moderator that is in question, you might get a less general answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bob Posted August 21, 2011 at 01:41 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 01:41 PM Can the moderator stop a new by-laws amendment that has already been presented because of page numbers?Can the moderator stop the voting in of new officers because he and a select fews interpetations of the by-laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:12 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:12 PM Well, he can try.But if he rules either activity "out of order", in an effort to stop them, (for whatever reason), his ruling(s) can be appealed and, as noted before, the final decision remains with the assembly, by majority vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:14 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:14 PM Can the moderator stop a new by-laws amendment that has already been presented because of page numbers?Can you please clarify what you mean by "because of page numbers".Can the moderator stop the voting in of new officers because he and a select fews interpetations of the by-laws.If he believes that some rule is being violated he can make a ruling on the subject citing which rule is being broken. That ruling is subject to Appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:51 PM Does the moderator play a police role as far as what is allowed to be voted on or even allowed as a motion. How much power does he have? Can he be out of order?"By electing a presiding officer, the assembly delegates to him the authority and duty to make necessary rulings on questions of parliamentary law. But any two members have the right to Appeal from his decision on such a question." - RONR (10th ed.), p. 247, l. 19-22. The presiding officer has no immunity from being out or order, nor do his actions have such immunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 at 02:54 PM Can the moderator stop a new by-laws amendment that has already been presented because of page numbers?Can the moderator stop the voting in of new officers because he and a select fews interpetations of the by-laws.The rules can stop a new bylaw amendment, but RONR gives no authority to the presiding officer to prevent a legal bylaw amendment from being adopted.The presiding officer can make a ruling based on his interpretation of an ambiguous bylaw, but such a ruling is subject to appeal, and when the meaning of the ambiguous rule is determined by the assembly, the ambiguity should be removed by amending the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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