Larry R. Posted January 21, 2022 at 01:33 AM Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 at 01:33 AM Robert's allows modified, less strict rules for small boards of fewer than about 12 members. This includes not requiring a seconder for motions, voting by raising a hand, allowing the Chair to make motions, etc. If a legislative assembly such as an elected municipal council has fewer than 12 members, do these "small board" rules apply to them as long as they don't conflict with the bylaws, or, because they are a legislative assembly and technically not a board, do the standard rules in Robert's apply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted January 21, 2022 at 01:54 AM Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 at 01:54 AM I would say that a local governmental assembly would not be a board in the parliamentary sense, but would be legislative body. Specifically, it is my experience that debate can be limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted January 21, 2022 at 07:14 AM Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 at 07:14 AM Nothing stops the municipal council from adopting the small board rules. On 1/20/2022 at 8:54 PM, J. J. said: Specifically, it is my experience that debate can be limited. That is allowed in small boards 49:21(3)n3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted January 21, 2022 at 11:03 AM Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 at 11:03 AM On 1/21/2022 at 2:14 AM, Atul Kapur said: Nothing stops the municipal council from adopting the small board rules. That is allowed in small boards 49:21(3)n3 That was my observation prior to that footnote being added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 21, 2022 at 12:26 PM Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 at 12:26 PM On 1/20/2022 at 7:33 PM, Larry J. Randle said: Robert's allows modified, less strict rules for small boards of fewer than about 12 members. This includes not requiring a seconder for motions, voting by raising a hand, allowing the Chair to make motions, etc. If a legislative assembly such as an elected municipal council has fewer than 12 members, do these "small board" rules apply to them as long as they don't conflict with the bylaws, or, because they are a legislative assembly and technically not a board, do the standard rules in Robert's apply? By default, the standard rules would apply. The assembly may, however, adopt a special rule of order to use the small board rules (in whole or in part) if it wishes to do so. "A society with a small assembly—such as one having a dozen or fewer members—may wish to adopt a rule that its meetings will be governed by some or all of the somewhat less formal procedures applicable to small boards (see 49:21)." RONR (12th ed.) 2:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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