Guest Catherine Wilson Posted September 11, 2013 at 05:39 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 at 05:39 PM What is the proper use of, and expected outcome of a resolution that is passed by a governing body?Obviously it goes in the minutes, gets posted to a website, but what external-to-the-organization outlets are the norm or required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 11, 2013 at 05:51 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 at 05:51 PM What is the proper use of, and expected outcome of a resolution that is passed by a governing body?Obviously it goes in the minutes, gets posted to a website, but what external-to-the-organization outlets are the norm or required? All that RONR requires is that it be put in the minutes. Anything else is up to the assembly and its rules and customs. Organizations vary widely in their practices in this regard, so there isn't really a norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Catherine Wilson Posted September 11, 2013 at 08:17 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 at 08:17 PM More to the point, the point of clarification being sought is that resolutions (and yes there are many different types), are made public are they not? Shareholders, presidents, newspapers, etc. Resolutions seem to direct action, articulate resistances to planned actions, and/or become records of a governing body's position on a controversial issue (closing down a facility, eliminating jobs, allowing handguns in the workplace, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 11, 2013 at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 at 08:25 PM More to the point, the point of clarification being sought is that resolutions (and yes there are many different types), are made public are they not? Shareholders, presidents, newspapers, etc. Resolutions seem to direct action, articulate resistances to planned actions, and/or become records of a governing body's position on a controversial issue (closing down a facility, eliminating jobs, allowing handguns in the workplace, etc.). It varies. Sometimes a motion is made in the form of a resolution because the subject is of great importance and it is desired that the resolution become a public statement of the society's position on the issue. In other cases, however, the motion is simply written in the form of a resolution because the motion is lengthy and/or complex. The bottom line is that RONR does not require that a resolution be made public, although the assembly may certainly do so if it wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 11, 2013 at 08:31 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 at 08:31 PM More to the point, the point of clarification being sought is that resolutions . . . are made public are they not? As Mr. Martin has indicated, a resolution is simply a particular form of motion (often with a "preamble" containing one or more "whereas" clauses followed by a "therefore"). An ordinary organization is under no more obligation to make its adopted resolutions public than it is to make any of its other adopted motions public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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