Guest Meg Posted November 11, 2015 at 07:53 PM Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 at 07:53 PM Our Student Bar Association Parliamentarian is absent due to family emergency. Do we temporarily appoint someone from our Council or do we temporarily appoint a third party? Are we able to operate without one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted November 11, 2015 at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 at 08:14 PM Are we able to operate without one? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted November 11, 2015 at 08:20 PM Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 at 08:20 PM Yes. Agreeing with Mr. Huynh, since the parliamentarian is only an adviser to the chair, the chair may solicit advice from other experienced members and make his ruling then, or submit the matter to the assembly and let them decide, if he's truly uncertain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:56 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:56 AM Our Student Bar Association Parliamentarian is absent due to family emergency.Beware.Q. Do your own rules define that this position is an officer position or a fixed-term position? The person who will act as the parliamentarian in the absence of the "officer," or the one who is officially appointed, will not have any of the perqs of office.(I am thinking of those cases where the bylaws grant the right to sit on certain boards/committees by virture of holding a given office.)The volunteer/pinch-hitter may not necessarily hold those kinds of extra rights and privileges.Thus my caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:59 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 01:59 AM Do we temporarily appoint someone from our Council or do we temporarily appoint a third party? Are we able to operate without one? Any of the above. Beware.Q. Do your own rules define that this position is an officer position or a fixed-term position? The person who will act as the parliamentarian in the absence of the "officer," or the one who is officially appointed, will not have any of the perqs of office.(I am thinking of those cases where the bylaws grant the right to sit on certain boards/committees by virture of holding a given office.)The volunteer/pinch-hitter may not necessarily hold those kinds of extra rights and privileges.Thus my caution. The parliamentarian usually doesn't have any perks, but if he does, I concur that any temporary appointee wouldn't be able to enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gödel Fan Posted November 12, 2015 at 03:16 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 03:16 AM It seems to me it would also be the case that the temporary appointee wouldn't have the drawbacks of the office, such as not voting or debating. Would you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 12, 2015 at 05:56 AM Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 at 05:56 AM It seems to me it would also be the case that the temporary appointee wouldn't have the drawbacks of the office, such as not voting or debating. Would you agree?The "experienced member" referred to by Mr. Mervosh in Post #3 would be free to fully exercise the rights of membership, but if a member is formally appointed as parliamentarian, even for a single meeting, he should not speak in debate, make motions, or vote (unless the vote is by ballot) for the duration of the appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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