Where does the Appointment of the Auditor go in an Agenda?

[Guest Kryazi]

Hello all,

I'm trying to determine whether the appointment of an auditor would fall under a special order (akin to elections for officers) or simply under new business, as it doesn't appear to be an officer.

Thank you!

[Hieu H. Huynh]

Perhaps it could be done after the treasurer's report.

[Guest Who's Coming to Dinner]

An item of business is not a special order unless it is made so in the bylaws or by action at a meeting.

[Richard Brown]

Agreeing with both of the previous posts, the appointment of an auditor could most logically be done immediately after the treasurer's report or during new business. It could also be made a special order of business to be taken up at any desired point in the meeting.

[jstackpo]

6 minutes ago, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said:

An item of business is not a special order unless it is made so in the bylaws or by action at a meeting.

... or if the item of business is an election.  See page 357, line 28.  (Although "may be regarded as" is a weaselly way of phrasing it.  Just who is doing the "regarding"? Either it is or is not a special order. Answering questions like that is what rules are for.)

An item can also become a special order if it is "left over" from a previous meeting - p. 356, l. 35ff.  (No ambiguity there!)

[Dan Honemann]

6 hours ago, jstackpo said:

An item can also become a special order if it is "left over" from a previous meeting - p. 356, l. 35ff.  (No ambiguity there!)

Well, no, what is said on page 356, lines 35 ff., does not tell us how an item of business can become a special order because what is said there refers to items which have already become special orders by some other means. 

[jstackpo]

OK.  it is treated as a special order for the current meeting because it was made a special order for the previous meeting (and wasn't disposed of).