Guest Rita Posted January 8, 2015 at 12:37 AM Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 at 12:37 AM If President and Vice President are not able to attend a regular meeting - who should be the next to facilitate the meeting and what is the procedure to do this?Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 8, 2015 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 at 12:59 AM In this case, the secretary, or any member if the secretary is absent, calls the meeting to order and presides until a chairman pro tem is elected. The chairman pro tem would preside for that meeting only unless notice is given that it will extend beyond that meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rita Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:07 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:07 PM If I understand correctly, the nomination has to come from the floor at the time of the meeting? I cannot select someone prior to the meeting for the secretary to then nominate in the motion.Thank You,Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:15 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:15 PM You could ask the secretary to nominate someone, but the assembly decides at the meeting by majority vote or by unanimous consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rita Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:38 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:38 PM I could before hand ask an individual to do this and then have the secretary read the motion with the nominee name?Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:42 PM Although it doesn't have to be the secretary and, since the secretary is presiding (if only briefly), it might be better if someone else made the motion. I suppose it would depend on how formal (and how large) this group is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:45 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:45 PM If having this person preside is not controversial, I think it could be handled simply as a case of unanimous consent as follows: "Our president has asked Ms. Jones to preside at this meeting. If there are no objections... [pause]... Ms. Jones is the presiding officer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:51 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 08:51 PM If having this person preside is not controversial, I think it could be handled simply as a case of unanimous consent . . . Yeah, in most instances I don't think it would be a big deal. I guess I was imagining a worst-case scenario (and we've seen our share here) of an over-bearing president thinking she can impose her choice on the assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted January 16, 2015 at 09:05 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 at 09:05 PM If having this person preside is not controversial, I think it could be handled simply as a case of unanimous consent as follows: "Our president has asked Ms. Jones to preside at this meeting. If there are no objections... [pause]... Ms. Jones is the presiding officer." I think the pause comes too soon here. It should be more along the lines of: "Our president has asked Ms. Jones to preside at this meeting. If there is no objection, Ms. Jones will preside over the remainder of this meeting ... [pause]. Since there is no objection, Ms. Jones will preside over the remainder of this meeting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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