Guest Michelle Evans Posted January 10, 2019 at 10:31 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 10:31 AM If a business meeting agenda is presented, what is the best way for a member to add an agenda item. It has not been standard practice for the president to request an adoption of the presented agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:15 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:15 AM Bring up the item at the appropriate time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted January 10, 2019 at 12:04 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 12:04 PM To add an agenda item while the agenda is under consideration, move to amend, which requires a majority vote. To add an item when it has been adopted, move to amend something already adopted, which requires 2/3 or a majority of the entire membership. 1 hour ago, Guest Michelle Evans said: It has not been standard practice for the president to request an adoption of the presented agenda. Then, unless your rules say otherwise, this 'standard practice' is incorrect. An agenda is simply a piece of paper until adopted by the body. The President is free to write things down, but the agenda is not an agenda unless the body makes it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 10, 2019 at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 02:10 PM Agreeing with both previous responses, an "agenda" which has not been adopted by the assembly is merely a guide for the chairman (and perhaps the assembly) to use as a reminder of the items of business he thinks should be taken up and the order in which he would like to do so. It is not binding until actually adopted by the assembly. If it has not been adopted by the assembly, any member may make an original main motion introducing new business at any time that no other business is pending regardless of the fact that the chair may have prepared and distributed a list of items he wants to cover and which he calls an agenda. Whether it is wise to do so is a different issue. If the society has a long-standing custom of following the chair's agenda, routinely attempting to subvert it may not make you more popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 10, 2019 at 03:07 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 03:07 PM 4 hours ago, Guest Michelle Evans said: If a business meeting agenda is presented, what is the best way for a member to add an agenda item. It has not been standard practice for the president to request an adoption of the presented agenda. You might take a look at this article by Dr. John Stackpole (jstackpo) that he linked to in this thread: https://robertsrules.forumflash.com/topic/32993-point-of-discussion-not-on-agenda/?tab=comments#comment-192603 It's about the 13th comment in that thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 10, 2019 at 03:34 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 03:34 PM Guest Michelle, you might also take a look at Frequently Asked Question # 14 on the main website: http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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