Drake Savory Posted April 2, 2024 at 03:54 AM Report Share Posted April 2, 2024 at 03:54 AM Reading the rules on special orders, I always interpreted "time" as clock-based. So now I sit in meeting where agendas are adopted "with flexibility" to allow guest speakers to present whenever they show up. Then it struck me, could a special order time be an event like "Presentation from the Hansen's Disease Prevention Academy when they arrive."? If not, is there any reason a body couldn't adopt a special rule of order allowing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 2, 2024 at 04:23 PM Report Share Posted April 2, 2024 at 04:23 PM On 4/1/2024 at 10:54 PM, Drake Savory said: Reading the rules on special orders, I always interpreted "time" as clock-based. So now I sit in meeting where agendas are adopted "with flexibility" to allow guest speakers to present whenever they show up. Then it struck me, could a special order time be an event like "Presentation from the Hansen's Disease Prevention Academy when they arrive."? Yes, I believe the time for a special order need not be "clock-based" and can be based upon an event. I think the only limitation on this is that the "event" in question must reasonably be expected to occur during the current session or at the next regular session (if within a quarterly interval). On 4/1/2024 at 10:54 PM, Drake Savory said: If not, is there any reason a body couldn't adopt a special rule of order allowing that? I'm not certain a special rule is necessary, but to the extent it was, I see no reason why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted April 2, 2024 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted April 2, 2024 at 05:22 PM RONR (12th ed.) 14:1 specifically refers to a postponement "...after a certain event." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Savory Posted April 3, 2024 at 02:42 AM Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2024 at 02:42 AM On 4/2/2024 at 11:22 AM, Rob Elsman said: 14:1 specifically refers to a postponement "...after a certain event." This is about adopting an agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Further question: could a special order be "timed" as coming up upon the call of the Chair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted April 3, 2024 at 02:58 AM Report Share Posted April 3, 2024 at 02:58 AM I suspect this group should likely drop the whole agenda thing and just use the established order of business. Convince me I'm wrong. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 3, 2024 at 04:20 PM Report Share Posted April 3, 2024 at 04:20 PM On 4/2/2024 at 9:42 PM, Drake Savory said: This is about adopting an agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Nonetheless, I believe it continues to be in order to establish an order of the day to occur after a certain event, rather than at a specific time, regardless of the manner in which the order of the day is established. Indeed, it seems to me this is a great deal of what an agenda is. For any items where no time is specified (or for which the time is advisory only), the items are being defined as coming up after the item previously listed on the agenda is completed. On 4/2/2024 at 9:42 PM, Drake Savory said: Further question: could a special order be "timed" as coming up upon the call of the Chair? I think this would require a motion to Suspend the Rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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