Guest Kevin Posted January 21, 2019 at 04:17 PM Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 at 04:17 PM When an organization wants to create a new policy and the policy has been sent out to memebers 3 months in advance so that said policy can be voted on; can that policy be ammended and changed and voted on at the same meeting or does the change need to be given to memebers 3 months proir to voting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted January 21, 2019 at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 at 04:29 PM Since you are creating a new policy I would lean towards you having to give the 3 months notice for any proposed changes to the proposed policy. However, you may want to check out RONR p. 122 ll. 21-29 and pp. 307-308 regarding scope of notice just in case it may apply in your case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 21, 2019 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 at 04:31 PM (edited) The answer depends at least in part on what your own bylaws and rules say about amending policies and enacting new policies. It also depends on whether these "policies" are in the nature of standing rules or special Rules of Order. Can you be more specific as to the exact nature of these policies and also tell us what your own by laws and rules say about enacting and amending policies? Be sure to mention any requirement for previous notice. Please quote those provisions verbatim, don't paraphrase. The degree to which a proposed policy or policy change can be amended on the floor depends upon the requirements of your rules and the exact nature of any proposed amendments from the floor. RONR does not require previous notice to enact or amend standing rules. Adopting or amending special Rules of Order requires either previous notice and a two-thirds Vote or, without previous notice, the vote of a majority of the entire membership. Providing us with more information will enable us to help you better. Edited to add: although amending ordinary standing rules does not require previous notice, giving previous notice of an amendment lowers the vote threshold to a majority vote. Without previous notice, amending a standing rule requires a 2/3 vote or the vote of a majority of the entire membership. See pages 15-18 and also page 306 of RONR. Edited January 21, 2019 at 04:56 PM by Richard Brown Added last paragraph and corrected typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quest Kevin Posted January 22, 2019 at 12:49 PM Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 at 12:49 PM new motions will not be introduced for a vote at these meetings. All motions must be approved by official board prior to the meeting and will not be introduced from the floor. This insures that thorough and proper consideration and research will be given to those motions prior to the meeting. If a motion doesnt carry, it will go back to the board for reworking, and another meeting will be called to vote on that new motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted January 22, 2019 at 01:14 PM Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 at 01:14 PM Your "prior approval" rules depart substantially from RONR's rules for a "deliberative assembly". So any rules about amendment on the floor would have to be found in your rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted January 22, 2019 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 at 05:22 PM 4 hours ago, Guest Quest Kevin said: This insures that thorough and proper consideration and research will be given to those motions prior to the meeting. Well, it also ensures unlimited power for the board, but organizations are free to do as they like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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