BOEFan Posted November 7, 2019 at 09:18 PM Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 at 09:18 PM Under Roberts Rules, Is it allowed for the Board to: 1. Go into recess in the middle of a policy revision discussion 2. Then discuss wording for a policy privately 3. Come back from the recess with the wording complete 4. Then vote on the new wording in public Or is the wording discussion considered Board business that should be completely discussed in public? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted November 7, 2019 at 09:46 PM Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 at 09:46 PM Unless any open meeting or "sunshine" laws apply, this violates no rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 7, 2019 at 11:13 PM Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 at 11:13 PM 1 hour ago, BOEFan said: Under Roberts Rules, Is it allowed for the Board to: 1. Go into recess in the middle of a policy revision discussion 2. Then discuss wording for a policy privately 3. Come back from the recess with the wording complete 4. Then vote on the new wording in public Yes. For that matter, so far as Robert’s Rules is concerned, the board could hold the entire meeting privately. 1 hour ago, BOEFan said: Or is the wording discussion considered Board business that should be completely discussed in public? Robert’s Rules has no requirement that board business must be discussed completely (or even partially) in public. It is possible that the organization has its own rules on this matter, or that the board is subject to applicable law regarding this matter, often called “open meeting” or “sunshine” laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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