Sonny16116 Posted November 17, 2011 at 05:34 AM Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 at 05:34 AM Trying to find out how motions made at meetings are adopted into our Club by-laws.also as President of the Club can I limit monies that are spent.Do motions need a 2/3 vote of all membership to be adopted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted November 17, 2011 at 08:13 AM Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 at 08:13 AM Trying to find out how motions made at meetings are adopted into our Club by-laws.also as President of the Club can I limit monies that are spent.Do motions need a 2/3 vote of all membership to be adopted?Your club's bylaws should contain a section (usually near the end) describing how they can be changed ("amended"). That's the procedure you'll have to follow. The bylaws are also the place to look to see what authority you have as president. It may be less than you think!You might also want to think about getting a book called, "Robert's Rules of Order In Brief". It contains a chapter just for new presidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert B Fish Posted November 17, 2011 at 01:19 PM Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 at 01:19 PM Most main motions can be passed by a majority of those present and voting, provided that a quorum is present. Notable exceptions include amending the bylaws, closing debate, and suspending the rules. See RONR for a full discussion.-Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted November 17, 2011 at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 at 01:57 PM Trying to find out how motions made at meetings are adopted into our Club by-laws.also as President of the Club can I limit monies that are spent.Do motions need a 2/3 vote of all membership to be adopted?Perhaps you are thinking of motions that adopt a policy for the Club. Such motions, even if they are intended to have long-term effect, do not become part of the bylaws. That would require you to follow the process for bylaws amendment (as the other posters have pointed out). Such rules or policies, adopted separate from the bylaws, are often called standing rules, and many organizations keep a list of such rules for easy reference.'It is a good policy for every member on joining the society to be given a copy of the bylaws, printed together with the corporate charter, if there is one, and any special rules of order or standing rules that the society may have adopted as explained below.' (RONR 11th ed. p. 14 l. 32 - p. 15 l. 1)The president does not get any authority over spending from RONR -- any such authority would have to come from your bylaws.As previously noted, most motions can be adopted by a majority of those members present and voting. The number of people in 'all membership' usually has nothing to do with it. For example, if your club has 85 members, and a 25% quorum requirement at membership meetings, then you will have a quorate meeting if 22 or more members show up. If only 16 of those people choose to vote on a particular motion, the motion is adopted if 9 (or more) vote in favor. That's a lot different than the '2/3 vote of all membership' that you were asking about...Again, your bylaws may impose more stringent voting requirements for some (or all) votes in your organization. If so, the bylaws supersede the rules in RONR.If you, as president, have questions of this nature (these are fairly basic ideas, which you should be familiar with in order to do a decent job as presiding officer), please follow Guest_Edgar's suggestion to get, and read, a copy of RONR In Brief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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