MayIask Posted March 27, 2022 at 07:11 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 at 07:11 PM The President of our council insists that all matters of a Special Session are confidential and to be kept secret within the council. I disagree with this assessment. Is a Special Session confidential and the items discussed required to be kept secret? Thank you for you help in clarifying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted March 27, 2022 at 07:39 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 at 07:39 PM On 3/27/2022 at 3:11 PM, MayIask said: The President of our council insists that all matters of a Special Session are confidential and to be kept secret within the council. I disagree with this assessment. Is a Special Session confidential and the items discussed required to be kept secret? No. I think that in this topic as well as your other one here, you may be confusing "special meeting" with "executive session". "In any society, certain matters relating to discipline, such as trials, must be handled only in executive session. A meeting enters into executive session only when required by rule or established custom, or upon the adoption of a motion to do so. A motion to go into (or out of) executive session is a question of privilege, and is adopted by a majority vote." (RONR (12th ed.) 9:24., internal references omitted) Your president may also be under the impression that no motions are in order in executive session. As far as the rules of RONR are concerned, this is not the case. See FAQ #17 at https://robertsrules.com/frequently-asked-questions/#faqs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayIask Posted March 27, 2022 at 08:18 PM Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 at 08:18 PM Mr. Gerber, thank you very much for your clarifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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