is a motion to accept recommendation required

[Guest KENNETHARAWE]

Does the following recommendation require a motion and a second to pass

 

The ;mayor asked alderman xxx if he had a recommendation for the position. To which the alderman said the he would make the mayors recommendation to make xxx the chief of police for a one year term

 

ayes 3

nayes 2

absent 1

[jstackpo]

Judging from the vote results you posted, it seems that the motion to appoint Xxx chief HAS been adopted.

 

What further rcommendation do you have in mind?

[crowsfoot]

would it not take a motion and second to adopt this recommendation

[jstackpo]

In general yes, but it looks as though all that has happened already.

[Josh Martin]

Does the following recommendation require a motion and a second to pass

 

The ;mayor asked alderman xxx if he had a recommendation for the position. To which the alderman said the he would make the mayors recommendation to make xxx the chief of police for a one year term

 

ayes 3

nayes 2

absent 1

Yes, a motion and second is required, but at this point, it doesn't matter.

[crowsfoot]

if you take the aldermans recommendation as a motion  but I don't see a second being made.  this information is coming straight from the meeting minutes

[crowsfoot]

why would it not matter. I am dumb to this please forgive ignorance, just trying to learn

[Richard Brown]

First, in small boards, a second is not necessary.  Second, even if a second is necessary, but the chair fails to get one before opening the motion for debate or putting it to a vote, the lack of a second is deemed waived.  A timely point of order would have to have been raised at the time of the breach.  Once the voting begins, it's too late.  It''s actually too late once members start debating the motion.

[crowsfoot]

For all who answered, thanks

[jstackpo]

why would it not matter. I am dumb to this please forgive ignorance, just trying to learn

 

You are too harsh on yourself with "dumb".

 

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[Gary Novosielski]

would it not take a motion and second to adopt this recommendation

 

It should, but then how did you get to the voting stage if that didn't happen?  Someone must have assumed a motion.