Connie Gibson Posted February 21, 2020 at 06:38 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 at 06:38 PM Should a president be non-biased when presenting a view? Can the President carry a motion to which they have already shown their bias? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted February 21, 2020 at 07:12 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 at 07:12 PM Except in small boards (no more than about 12 members) and committees, the president- assuming he is chairing the meeting - should remain impartial and unbiased, which means he should not be presenting any view at all. The exception to this would be if he is exercising his right to declare motions to be out of order if they are truly so, or to rule on points of order raised by members. But even in those cases, the president would not be expressing an opinion on the desirability or undesirability of the actions proposed, only the validity of the issue relative to the rules. I'm not sure what you mean by 'carrying a motion'. The job of the chair is to state the motion after it has been made and seconded, to state it again after discussion has ended, to take the vote on the motion, and to announce the result of the vote and, if adopted, what must be done to carry out the motion. If you have something else in mind, can you clarify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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