Guest Dee Kramer Posted December 30, 2016 at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 at 03:47 PM Can anyone direct me to a sample policy with regards to resolutions? (e.g. what is/is not appropriate subject matter for resolutions etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted December 30, 2016 at 03:55 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 at 03:55 PM It is up to your organization to decide what is appropriate subject matter for resolutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 30, 2016 at 04:18 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 at 04:18 PM 31 minutes ago, Guest Dee Kramer said: Can anyone direct me to a sample policy with regards to resolutions? (e.g. what is/is not appropriate subject matter for resolutions etc.) Resolutions are just motions that are usually submitted in writing, contain a preamble (the "whereas" clauses), and are often bit more complex than ordinary motions. They are a bit more formal than ordinary motions. RONR probably doesn't go into as much detail as you would like, but it does discuss resolutions in several places, primarily on pages 33, 100 and 105 of the 11th edition. As Mr. Huynh said, it is ultimately up to your organization (and the sponsor of the motion/resolution to determine whether to propose it as a regular motion or as a more formal resolution. There are no hard and fast rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted December 30, 2016 at 05:05 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 at 05:05 PM 46 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: Resolutions . . . are a bit more formal than ordinary motions. RONR probably doesn't go into as much detail as you would like . . . You've got to be kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 30, 2016 at 05:11 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 at 05:11 PM Just now, Shmuel Gerber said: You've got to be kidding. No, but I figured somebody would have something to say about my answer. Perhaps I could have worded it a bit differently. I think what Guest Dee is looking for is something with, say, more examples of situations where a resolution might be more appropriate than an ordinary motion and perhaps more examples of resolutions. I think RONR goes more into the mechanics of resolutions. I agree that it actually says a fair amount about resolutions (as evidenced by the three page references I gave her), but I suspect it isn't exactly what Guest Dee is looking for. Perhaps it is. We don't know, do we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted December 30, 2016 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 at 05:22 PM There are dozens of examples of resolutions in RONR, hundreds of mentions of the word "resolution," a nearly five-page subsection devoted to resolutions, rules relating to the reading of resolutions, rules relating to a resolutions committee, etc., etc. If RONR had ears, it would have resolutions falling out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 31, 2016 at 05:03 AM Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 at 05:03 AM 13 hours ago, Guest Dee Kramer said: Can anyone direct me to a sample policy with regards to resolutions? (e.g. what is/is not appropriate subject matter for resolutions etc.) Ordinarily, resolutions (i.e., motions) must not be in conflict with the objectives of the organization as stated in the bylaws, and conform to any other restrictions explicitly placed in the bylaws. I don't think you can restrict the subject matter more tightly than that with a "policy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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