Jump to content
The Official RONR Q & A Forums

Non members, discussion of a motion


Guest Kendra

Recommended Posts

14 minutes ago, Guest Kendra said:

During an open, public meeting, when a motion is made and then opened up for discussion, can non members contribute to the discussion?  I know that they can't make the motion or vote on the motion, but can they add to the discussion?

They have no right to under the rules in RONR. The body that is meeting can suspend the rules to permit it, again, under the rules in RONR, but they are not obliged to.  If this is a public body you are referring to you should contact its attorney to provide you with an answer to this question as it relates to applicable statute.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Agreeing with Mr. Mervosh, it sounds like maybe this is a public body, such as a school board.  If so, it is likely subject to your state's open meetings laws (sunshine  laws) which generally provide for public comment at meetings of the public body.  You will have to look to that law and to any controlling local statutes and rules for information on public comment by members of the public. As Mr. Mervosh stated, RONR grants no rights whatsoever to non-members.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...