Minority Report - placement on the agenda

[Guest Shelly]

We have been informed that a member wishes to give a minority report following a standing committee report.  Does this need to be properly noted on the agenda to be in compliance not only w/ ROR, but also with appropriate state open meetings act regulations?

[Gary Novosielski]

You don't even need an agenda at all to be in compliance with RONR, and your state laws are beyond the scope of this forum. 

 

A formal "minority report" requires the permission of the assembly, which is usually granted, but bear in mind that the assembly will usually be most interested in the view of the majority of the committee. 

 

Still, If the full committee report contains recommendations, and these are being debated, those minority members of the committee do not lose their rights as members of the assembly, and may freely debate and vote against adoption of the recommendations.    What they cannot do is refer to anything that happened during deliberations in committee, except by unanimous consent.

[Guest Guest]

You don't even need an agenda at all to be in compliance with RONR, and your state laws are beyond the scope of this forum. 

 

A formal "minority report" requires the permission of the assembly, which is usually granted, but bear in mind that the assembly will usually be most interested in the view of the majority of the committee. 

 

Still, If the full committee report contains recommendations, and these are being debated, those minority members of the committee do not lose their rights as members of the assembly, and may freely debate and vote against adoption of the recommendations.    What they cannot do is refer to anything that happened during deliberations in committee, except by unanimous consent.

Thank you so much.