Guest Roberta Posted March 14, 2019 at 06:52 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 at 06:52 PM Does a Parliamentarian need to be asked to step in when a RROO is broken? Or should he stop the proceedings and say something is wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted March 14, 2019 at 07:13 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 at 07:13 PM The Parliamentarian is an advisor to the chair. In general, he should wait for the chair to ask him questions. If something is severe enough (i.e. rights being trampled) he should signal the chair that they need to consult, and the chair should have the assembly stand at ease while he speaks to the Parliamentarian. The Parliamentarian should not address the assembly, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roberta Posted March 14, 2019 at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 at 09:14 PM thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Savory Posted March 18, 2019 at 02:09 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 at 02:09 PM I always would hand the Chair a post-it with whatever I needed to tell him and let him take it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted March 18, 2019 at 02:17 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 at 02:17 PM 7 minutes ago, Drake Savory said: I always would hand the Chair a post-it with whatever I needed to tell him and let him take it from there. I hesitate to agree with "always" because one of the things I work out ahead of time is "when I need you to stop, you agree to stop." After we've talked, the chair will decide what he decides, and of course I use this very sparingly, but I use a little card with a stop sign on it to signal this situation. I also keep a few other cards out that I can slip to him - in order, out of order, majority, 2/3, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Goodwiller, PRP Posted March 18, 2019 at 02:23 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 at 02:23 PM Whenever possible, I now do my advising electronically. I have a computer in front of me and the presiding officer has an iPad. In an electronic meeting environment, I can send over motion scripts, messages (in big bold red type when necessary), or anything else I want to communicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Savory Posted March 18, 2019 at 03:19 PM Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 at 03:19 PM 1 hour ago, Joshua Katz said: I hesitate to agree with "always" because one of the things I work out ahead of time is "when I need you to stop, you agree to stop." After we've talked, the chair will decide what he decides, and of course I use this very sparingly, but I use a little card with a stop sign on it to signal this situation. I also keep a few other cards out that I can slip to him - in order, out of order, majority, 2/3, etc. I had post its in different colors depending on the urgency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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