Guest DSouth Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:39 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:39 PM Must a Board Member, during a Board Meeting, be recognized to make a motion (who has a second lined up ) be recognized to make the motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:46 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:46 PM Yes, a member should be recognized and have the floor before making a motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:48 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:48 PM That is to say, Is it a requirement the member be recognized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 01:56 PM Yes. In a small meeting, the chair may recognize a member by merely nodding to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:00 PM Must the Chair recognize a member wanting to make a motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:03 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:03 PM It is a duty of the chair to recognize a member entitled to the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:08 PM Aren't all members entitled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 02:15 PM Only one can be recognized to have the floor at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 29, 2015 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 03:32 PM That is to say, Is it a requirement the member be recognized?The short answer, as Mr. Huhyn has pointed out, is "yes", the chair has a duty to recognize someone properly seeking recognition. But, if for some reason the member makes a motion without being recognized, which sometimes happens in very small assemblies and in committees and board meetings, and the motion is seconded and ultimately adopted (or even adopted without a second), the motion has nonetheless been adopted. Failure of the chair to have initially formally recognized the member for the purpose of making a motion is not fatal to the motion. If the chair fails or refuses to recognize someone entitled to the floor, a point of order should be raised. Likewise, a point of order should be raised if a member starts making a motion without having been recognized. But, again, keep in mind that in committees, boards and small assemblies, those rules of formality are relaxed. It would help if you would explain to us exactly why you are asking the question. We seem to be going in circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted May 29, 2015 at 03:46 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 at 03:46 PM Sounds like the original poster is stuck on the first bullet point in the 10th Edition (p. 470). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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