Guest Deb Davidson Posted July 31, 2014 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 03:03 PM Can the Treasurer,for ex.,motion to accepted his own report? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEntropy Posted July 31, 2014 at 03:10 PM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 03:10 PM In the usual case, the treasurer's report should not be voted on: RONR 11th page 479 l5-8: "No action of acceptance by the assembly is required - or proper ..." with some exceptions given therein. In general however, an officer should not be the one to make a motion on his own report : RONR 11th page 477, l2-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted August 2, 2014 at 02:36 PM Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 at 02:36 PM RONR (11th ed.), p. 480, ll. 3-13. "If the treasurer presents an unaudited annual report or other financial report that the bylaws require to be audited, and if there is a standing auditing committee or if auditors have already been chosen in some other manner, the chair, without waiting for a motion when the treasurer has finished reading his report, immediately says, "The report is referred to the Auditing Committee [or "to the auditors," or "to the Trustees for audit"]." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted August 2, 2014 at 04:00 PM Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 at 04:00 PM However, if the report contains recommendations (such as transferring a surplus into a savings account or other investment) then a member of the Board should move the recommendation(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted August 2, 2014 at 08:56 PM Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 at 08:56 PM However, if the report contains recommendations (such as transferring a surplus into a savings account or other investment) then a member of the Board should move the recommendation(s). I'd just say "a member." It's not clear whether the question is about a meeting of the board or of the general membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted August 3, 2014 at 09:55 PM Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 at 09:55 PM I regards to RRO p. 477 "Motions to adopt or implement any recommendations should be made from the floor by a member other than the reporting officer." The words "should be" are somewhat ambiguous to me. Is it out of order for an officer to make a motion to allocate funds to support the implementation of his report or is it just bad practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 4, 2014 at 04:57 AM Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 at 04:57 AM Normally within RONR, the word "should" indicates that, while not a hard and fast rule, it would be better to follow the advice than to ignore it. Usually much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted August 5, 2014 at 12:30 AM Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 at 12:30 AM I regards to RRO p. 477 "Motions to adopt or implement any recommendations should be made from the floor by a member other than the reporting officer." The words "should be" are somewhat ambiguous to me. Is it out of order for an officer to make a motion to allocate funds to support the implementation of his report or is it just bad practice? The motion is in order. although I also concur with Mr. Novosielski and therefore would suggest that saying it is just bad practice may be letting the officer off a bit easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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