an appeal at small meetings

[Tom Morelock]

Under the small meeting rules can an appeal from the chair's decision be voted on without a second or do the larger meeting rules apply in this case?

[Josh Martin]

Under the small meeting rules can an appeal from the chair's decision be voted on without a second or do the larger meeting rules apply in this case?

Under the rules for small boards, a second is not required for an Appeal, or for any other motion. If an assembly uses the small board rules, those rules apply in all cases.

[Shmuel Gerber]

Under the rules for small boards, a second is not required for an Appeal, or for any other motion. If an assembly uses the small board rules, those rules apply in all cases.

 

But RONR does specifically provide (p. 488, ll. 3-6) that even under the rules for small boards, "Appeals ... are debatable under the regular rules—that is, each member (except the chair) can speak only once in debate on them, while the chair may speak twice."