Guest Thatguy Posted January 28, 2017 at 03:21 AM Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 at 03:21 AM My question is can a chair of a meeting make a motion that has already been turned down by the Executive board? Further information: A motion was brought before our executive board and failed. The executive board passed another recommendation to bring in front of the body. As the chair of the executive board made the recommendation (which was seconded) the chair of the union meeting brought up the motion that failed in the executive board. Is it out of order to bring a motion to the floor that has already been turned down by the Executive board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted January 28, 2017 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 at 03:34 AM Unless your bylaws say otherwise the Board is subordinate to the General Membership so the Chair would be free to introduce the motion. However, see FAQ #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted January 28, 2017 at 09:44 AM Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 at 09:44 AM It is a popular "myth" that -- the identical motion which was rejected recently (how recent?) is (somehow) prevented from being moved in a future meeting (how future?). Under Robert's Rules of Order, a rejected motion can be moved again in a new order of business (technically, a new "session"). *** A "session" may or may not imply a single meeting. -- See conventions, which are treated as one long session (i.e., one order of business), even though there are several consecutive meetings, dedicated to that single order of business. For the average monthly meeting of the average nonprofit organization, the formula is, with rare exception: 1 meeting = 1 session (or, one order of business) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thatguy Posted January 28, 2017 at 01:34 PM Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 at 01:34 PM Thanks for the replies. I appreciate them. Other than the second motion being out of order due to the first motion being seconded but not voted on yet; I feel it was just in bad taste maybe and not against the rules of order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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