Vote for expenditure of funds

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>Does Robert's Rules of Order provide that an expenditure of funds must be discussed/listed on the agenda on two occasions prior to a vote?<<

Nope. There's no "two occasions" rule in RONR. Nor is there any need to list anyt"

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

EDR,

>>... must be discussed/listed on the agenda on two occasions prior to a vote?<<

kg: No.

Not two.

Not one.

In the SAME MEETING that you made the motion is the time you vote on the motion.

Why are yo"

[Guest EDR]

Thanks for your input. My question was poorly worded. We have been voting on expenditures at the "second meeting" for no other reason than that a member of our board indicated that Robert's Rules required as much. I could not find a reference to"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>a member of our board indicated that Robert's Rules required as much<<

In such cases it can be entertaining to ask the person to show you just where in RONR it says what he says it says."

[Guest Jerry Stockman]

Following robert's rules of order....

can funds be spent for attening conferences etc without a vote and does this vote need to be taken prior to eg. attending a conference or an expenditure????

thank you"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>can funds be spent for attending conferences etc without a vote<<

I suppose it depends on whose funds are being spent and who's doing the spending. I can spend my funds and you can spend your funds and no vote is needed.

Bu"

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Jerry Stockman,

>>Can funds be spent for attening conferences etc without a vote ...<<

kg: Yes. -- All you need is (a.) a rule saying so, like a bylaw or a standing rule (which you might call a policy); or (b.) a motion, adopted b"