Nicholas Long Posted October 30, 2019 at 03:06 PM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 03:06 PM The following is an excerpt from an E-mail from one of the planners who participated in a telephone call with the senior minister and the lay leader who will conduct the meeting: The special meeting of the congregation will be held on Sunday, November 10 during what will be the only service that Sunday. The service will start at 10:00 am and will proceed as usual until after the meditation. At that point the meeting will be called to order. After the meeting, the service will conclude with a prayer and a hymn. The meeting is to be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules -- with a parliamentarian selected by the leader to be present My question: Is there a process by which after the meeting is called to order, a member can rise to ask that the meeting be suspended until the conclusion of the service, followed by a 15 minute break to allow time for visitors and guests to leave and then call the meeting back to order? How does the member interrupt the chair? [e.g., point of personal privilege] What if the chair does not recognize the member -- how can the member gain the floor without being ejected from he meeting? What does the member say [e.g., I move to suspend the meeting in order for the worshipers to complete the worship service and the meeting resume 15 minutes after the closing hymn] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 30, 2019 at 03:29 PM Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 at 03:29 PM How's this sound... [Meeting called to order] Then right away... Member (M): Mr. Chairman! [Moderator, President, whatever] I move that we recess the meeting until 15 minutes after the close of the Service. [With luck} "Second" Chair states motion. Debate follows where member M can explain why. Vote eventually. Majority Decides. The above presumes that the Chairman knows the rules and follows them properly. If he/she doesn't, start raising appropriate points of order -- see page 247ff. Be sure to have some friends with you to back you up in an appeal. Tell the chair what you plan to do -- no point in blindsiding him. That way he can check the rules and be ready to do things properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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