robcba56 Posted June 22, 2015 at 03:45 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 at 03:45 PM When and what are the qualifications of an parliamentarian. issue concerns the appointment of a parliamentarian during the readings of resolutions at a state convention. overall 10 resolutions were submitted, 7 had been read and approved, 1 was tabled for next convention after discussion was halted in a previous session and at the start of the new session, the president appointed a parliamentarian without any explanation as to what his qualifications were, etc. the remaining 3 resolutions ended in one being tabled #8, after much discussion on the floor and several "out of order" decisions by the parliamentarian. the President actually took over the resolution from the elected advocate before the discussion on #8. the presenter of the final 2 resolutions during the question phase to explain the issue, immediately being told he was "out of order" on #9. this was rebutted as the question was in order and continued on without further interruption by president or parliamentarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 22, 2015 at 03:57 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 at 03:57 PM The function of a parliamentarian is to advise the chair on proper procedure. Parliamentarians do not render rulings, nor do they declare motions out of order; the chair does. If this parliamentarian did not know that, then I suspect his qualifications might well be lacking, but if they were acceptable to the chair, who am I to object? The point is that your quarrel is never with the parliamentarian (they may not engage in debate) but rather with the chair of the meeting. And decisions of the chair are subject to Appeal. Ultimately, it is the assembly, not the parliamentarian, not the chair, that is responsible for decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted June 22, 2015 at 06:10 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 at 06:10 PM When and what are the qualifications of an parliamentarian.I'd say the qualifications which should be expected of a parliamentarian are to be knowledgable regarding the society's rules (including the parliamentary authority), to be skilled in explaining those rules to others (especially the chair), and to be able to provide such advice fairly and impartially. The chair should ordinarily be free to appoint a parliamentarian he has confidence in, since the parliamentarian's role is to advise the chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEntropy Posted June 22, 2015 at 06:19 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 at 06:19 PM 1 was tabled for next convention Although the chair is free to appoint anyone he has confidence in to the position, I should hope the appointee can find at least two things wrong with the quoted phrase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 22, 2015 at 06:30 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 at 06:30 PM Although the chair is free to appoint anyone he has confidence in to the position, I should hope the appointee can find at least two things wrong with the quoted phrase It appears the parliamentarian was appointed after that particular abomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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