SptbgLawyer Posted August 22, 2017 at 03:34 PM Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 at 03:34 PM Committee of full Council meets on same day as full Council/Council Meeting (all committees meet prior to the full Council Meeting starting on same day). Committee takes up first reading of an ordinance but member of committee moves to postpone definitely to next Committee Meeting (which would be the next regular Council Meeting since they meet prior) and it passes Committee. During the full Council Meeting, the Committee reports are taken and member of Committee (Chairman who reports out to full Council) advises of Committee action to postpone but then moves to reconsider the action to postpone approved by the Committee. I believe Robert's Rules are more relaxed in timing for reconsideration for a Committee, but since the Committee adjourned earlier and what was being provided now was a Committee Report to full Council, was it proper for a motion to reconsider the Committee action to be made at that time? (the end of the story is a point of order was raised on the reconsideration and the Chairman ruled that the reconsideration was out of order and the postponing action until the next Committee Meeting stood). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 22, 2017 at 04:11 PM Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 at 04:11 PM The full council is not the committee, so it makes no sense to move at the full council meeting something that could only be moved in a committee meeting. Therefore, the point of order was well taken, and the chair ruled properly. However, it would have been proper for someone to move to Discharge the committee from further consideration of <the ordinance>, and take the matter up in the full council. The motion to Discharge a Committee is covered in detail in RONR (§36). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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