Guest Jim Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:02 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:02 PM The organization that I belong to had a special meeting, does the minutes from that meeting have to be read at the next regular meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:23 PM Yes. They should be read and approved immediately after the minutes of the previous regular meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:32 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:32 PM Can the reading of ths special meeting minutes be delayed until the following meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:38 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:38 PM Yes ... but ... what do you mean by the "following meeting"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:42 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:42 PM Can the reading of ths special meeting minutes be delayed until the following meeting?Yes, the same as with any meeting's minutes. They can be dispensed with by majority vote or unanimous consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:57 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 at 10:57 PM They can be dispensed with . . . Though, in RONR-Land, "dispense with" doesn't mean what some people might think it means. See also "expunge". RONR-Land is a little like the Magic Kingdom, or Alice's rabbit hole, where words don't always mean what they appear to mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Posted April 11, 2014 at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 at 03:53 PM Thanks to you all I appreciate the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 11, 2014 at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 at 04:05 PM Though, in RONR-Land, "dispense with" doesn't mean what some people might think it means. See also "expunge". RONR-Land is a little like the Magic Kingdom, or Alice's rabbit hole, where words don't always mean what they appear to mean. "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things.""The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master— that's all." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wayne Brehaut Posted September 22, 2014 at 07:24 AM Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 at 07:24 AM Though, in RONR-Land, "dispense with" doesn't mean what some people might think it means. See also "expunge". RONR-Land is a little like the Magic Kingdom, or Alice's rabbit hole, where words don't always mean what they appear to mean.I believe "dispense with" has the usual meaning, but it's the reading of the minutes that's dispensed with, not the minutes themselves, and applies to the present meeting only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM Correct; The minutes never "go away" and will (or should) come up for approval next meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 22, 2014 at 12:14 PM Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 at 12:14 PM I believe "dispense with" has the usual meaning, but it's the reading of the minutes that's dispensed with, not the minutes themselves, and applies to the present meeting only?No, it's not the reading that's dispensed with, even though that's what it says. It's the approval process that's dispensed with, and it's not even necessarily for the entire present meeting. RONR says (emphasis added): If the assembly does not wish to carry out the reading and approval of the minutes at the regular time, it may, by majority vote without debate, “dispense with the reading of the minutes.” The minutes can then be taken up by majority vote without debate at any later time during the meeting while no business is pending. If the minutes are not thus taken up before adjournment, they are read and approved at the following meeting, before the later minutes are taken up. A motion to “dispense with the reading of the minutes” is not a request to omit their reading altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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