Guest Non-voting bystander Posted January 6, 2012 at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 04:39 PM If a motion has passed by a governing board, can it be "re-hashed" at a future meeting without the consent of the parties who made the original motion and a consequential change in their decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted January 6, 2012 at 04:46 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 04:46 PM If a motion has passed by a governing board, can it be "re-hashed" at a future meeting without the consent of the parties who made the original motion and a consequential change in their decision?Very little in RONR-Land is carved in stone.A motion could be made to rescind, or otherwise amend, the previously adopted motion. Any member can do it; the maker of the original motion has no special standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Non-voting bystander Posted January 6, 2012 at 06:31 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 06:31 PM So if a motion isn't made to amend or rescind a prior decision, can the chair revive the matter as if it was never previously approved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted January 6, 2012 at 06:38 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 06:38 PM So if a motion isn't made to amend or rescind a prior decision, can the chair revive the matter as if it was never previously approved?At a small board (no more than about a dozen members), the rules for small boards should be used, where the chair can debate and make motions. But the chair should never state a question without a motion, unless he has a very good reason to believe that it is desirable for that motion to be considered. In any case, if the chair is assuming a question, any member can raise a point of order that the motion was not made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted January 6, 2012 at 07:03 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 07:03 PM So if a motion isn't made to amend or rescind a prior decision, can the chair revive the matter as if it was never previously approved?Neither the chair, nor any other member, can revive the matter 'as if it was never previously approved.' The motion to rescind, or amend something previously adopted, has a higher voting threshold than a plain vanilla motion -- to pass, it requires a vote of two-thirds without notice OR majority with notice OR majority of the entire membership. This rule tends to prevent the assembly from vacillating back and forth between different decisions on the same question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted January 6, 2012 at 08:02 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 08:02 PM So if a motion isn't made to amend or rescind a prior decision, can the chair revive the matter as if it was never previously approved?It might help to know what prior decision you have in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted January 6, 2012 at 08:04 PM Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 at 08:04 PM But the chair should never state a question without a motion, unless he has a very good reason to believe that it is desirable for that motion to be considered. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted January 7, 2012 at 05:31 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 at 05:31 AM Huh?I meant from a procedural standpoint, not a personal one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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