Guest dubyar Posted December 4, 2015 at 05:02 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 at 05:02 PM School Board unable to agree on procedure. Have FAQ's and 11th edition. Does a committee members move to amend the Agenda (prior to member approval) require a second and majority approval prior to adding to the agenda?If yes, is it debatable? If a second member also makes a move to amend and the response to the above question is yes, are they handled separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted December 4, 2015 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 at 06:07 PM Only School Board members have the right to make motions at School Board meetings. In small boards (not more than about a dozen members), motions do not require a second. A motion to amend the agenda is debatable and it requires a majority vote for adoption. Generally, amendments are handled one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gödel Fan Posted December 4, 2015 at 06:27 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 at 06:27 PM To clarify, the post above me is talking about amending the agenda prior to its adoption. However, these things are most often handled by unanimous consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dubyar Posted December 5, 2015 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 at 03:02 PM Some members had made the interpretation, based on #14 of the FAQ list, that an agenda addition was made by proclamation and did not require a second or majority approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted December 5, 2015 at 03:44 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 at 03:44 PM FAQ #14 says that it is in order for any member to move to amend the proposed agenda while it is pending for adoption. To read this as saying that a member may add something to the agenda while it is pending for adoption simply by "proclamation" is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 5, 2015 at 04:51 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 at 04:51 PM Only School Board members have the right to make motions at School Board meetings. In small boards (not more than about a dozen members), motions do not require a second. A motion to amend the agenda is debatable and it requires a majority vote for adoption. Generally, amendments are handled one at a time.I agree with Hieu's comment, but would add the caveat that the school board may well have a rule of its own regarding whether seconds are required for motions and that if it is a public body it will likely be subject to that state's open meetings laws (sunshine laws) which sometimes have provisions regarding the necessity of a second. Such rules (whether special rules of order or in a statute) would supersede the rules in RONR regarding seconds. It is my experience that most small public bodies (such as city councils) and school boards do require a second, either by rule or by custom. Check your own rules and governing statutes. As Hieu said, if there is no contrary rule, then RONR provides that in small boards of not more than about a dozen members, seconds are not required. I also agree with Godel Fan that these things are usually handled by unanimous consent unless it is a public body subject to a rule requiring an actual record vote on motions. Some open meetings laws have strict provisions on amending the agenda after it has been posted or on the day of the meeting. Edited to add: And of course I agree with Dan Honemann on everything! Well, almost everything.... but at least everything in his post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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