Guest Paul Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:18 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:18 PM Election held in past October. New President and one board member.Previously voted to spend $6500. on project. New Pres. and board found way to save $4000. on project. Can the issue be re-voted on according to Roberts' rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:49 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:49 PM Can the issue be re-voted on according to Roberts' rules.As long as the money hasn't been spent (and/or contracts haven't been signed), the board should be able to amend (change) the previously adopted motion. A two-thirds vote will do it.Or the board could just spend $2500 and leave the difference in the treasury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:51 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:51 PM You can use the motion Amend Something Previously Adopted (p. 305, ff.), assuming that the money has not been spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:54 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 03:54 PM A two-thirds vote will do it.In the world of save, copy and paste, is it worth purposefully omitting the other two options to pass such a motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted November 6, 2012 at 04:08 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 04:08 PM In the world of save, copy and paste, is it worth purposefully omitting the other two options to pass such a motion?I haven't yet managed to save the "boilerplate" answers so there's no place for me to copy and paste from. Unless I look up previous replies to similar questions. Which seems like too much effort. And I trust that others will compensate for any perceived deficiencies.More to the point, citing (only) the two-thirds requirement is the simplest, clearest way to indicate that the adoption a motion to amend something previously adopted has a higher threshold than did the adoption of the original motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted November 6, 2012 at 04:18 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 04:18 PM Thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted November 6, 2012 at 07:21 PM Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 at 07:21 PM I haven't yet managed to save the "boilerplate" answers so there's no place for me to copy and paste from. Unless I look up previous replies to similar questions. Which seems like too much effort. And I trust that others will compensate for any perceived deficiencies.Ok, just for you to save, Mr. Mt.:"In an assembly, except when applied to a constitution, bylaws, or special rules of order, require [a] a two-thirds vote, a majority vote when notice of intent to make the motion, stating the complete substance of the proposed change, has been given at the previous meeting within a quarterly time interval or in the call of the present meeting, or [c] a vote of a majority of the entire membership-any one of which will suffice." RONR (11th ed.), p. 306, ll. 24-31And yes, the language is different than in the 10th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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