procedure vs. bylaws

[Guest janice]

the diference procedure vs bylaws in roberts rules of order

[sMargaret]

Not sure exactly what you mean.

The governing documents of an organization have a certain hierarchy. Not a complete list, but first there would be laws (federal, etc), then any sort of corporate charter, constitution and bylaws, written policies and procedures, then Robert's Rules of Order (assuming your bylaws state this is the authority), followed by custom (rules not written down, but the "we always do this" stuff).

Edited to correct the order of governing documents. Eeep.

[Dan Honemann]

Not sure exactly what you mean.

The governing documents of an organization have a certain hierarchy. Not a complete list, but first there would be laws (federal, etc), then any sort of corporate charter, constitution and bylaws, Robert's Rules of Order (assuming your bylaws state this is the authority), then written policies and procedures, followed by custom (rules not written down, but the "we always do this" stuff).

This isn't quite correct. An organization's special rules of order trump the rules in its parliamentary authority.

[David A Foulkes]

the diference procedure vs bylaws in roberts rules of order

C'mon, you couldn't take the time to write something approaching a grammatically correct question that made sense? I mean, unless you're skydiving and your parachute didn't open and you're struggling against all odds to get your reserve chute open while texting one-handed as you plummet towards your near-certain death, or (alternatively) possibly riding a drunken camel, you could at least give us something better to go on. Even our night-shift (at the below-poverty-level wage of $4.50/hr) would cringe, I suspect, at trying to make sense out of this, thought that still might not daunt him.

[J. J.]

This isn't quite correct. An organization's special rules of order trump the rules in its parliamentary authority.

Could you add "in most cases?" I do not want another debate about special rules and proxies.

[Dan Honemann]

Could you add "in most cases?" I do not want another debate about special rules and proxies.

Yeah, I ought to add ("but see the footnote on page 16").