special orders

[Leo]

At a monthly meeting two committee reports are, at the same time, made special orders for different hours at next month’s meeting.

The report of committee A is made a special order for 7:00

The report of committee B is made a special order for 7:30

 

At next month’s meeting the report of committee A contains recommendations.

At the time of the report a motion is made to adopt the recommendations.

The motion to adopt the recommendations is still pending at 7:30

 

The report of committee A takes precedence over the report of committee B and would continue if there were conflicts.

 

Does the motion to adopt committee A’s recommendations have the same priority as the report of committee A?

 

[Hieu H. Huynh]

It seems to me that the motion to adopt committee A's recommendations would be part of the consideration of the report of Committee A.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

I was not present at your original meeting.

But I would opine that each committee report is its own item.

That is, you did not create a special order for each of these things:

(a.) for Comm. A presentation.

(b.) for Comm. A recommendation(s).

(c.) for Comm. B presentation.

(d.) for Comm. B recommendation(s).

I assume instead that there are two special orders, one for Comm. A and one for Comm. B.

So, you do not suddenly split a special order into (1.)  "that which is report-related" vs. (2.) "that which is a main motion (or amendment) arising out of a report".

[Richard Brown]

9 minutes ago, Kim Goldsworthy said:

I was not present at your original meeting.

But I would opine that each committee report is its own item.

That is, you did not create a special order for each of these things:

(a.) for Comm. A presentation.

(b.) for Comm. A recommendation(s).

(c.) for Comm. B presentation.

(d.) for Comm. B recommendation(s).

I assume instead that there are two special orders, one for Comm. A and one for Comm. B.

So, you do not suddenly split a special order into (1.)  "that which is report-related" vs. (2.) "that which is a main motion (or amendment) arising out of a report".

So, what are you saying?  That only the committee reports themselves are taken up as special orders and the recommendations flowing from the reports wait for new business or some other point on the agenda or order of business?    It seems to me you and Hieu are saying exactly the opposite of each other.

[Ann Rempel]

Complete the consideration of the pending motions. Then take up Special Order B. RONR, p. 369, l 17 (item c). Also on p. 369, see ll 28-29.

[Dan Honemann]

I think you had all better read what is said on page 369, lines 32-35.

[Ann Rempel]

oops! Should have read the question more carefully -- also should have read p. 369 more carefully!

[Dan Honemann]

No oops required. You're the one who pointed us all in the right direction.