Guest Kim Goldsworthy Posted April 5, 2010 at 05:53 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 05:53 PM Yvonne, Wait a minute. If there is no pending motion, then discussion is out of order. What are you discussing, if not a motion? -kg " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted April 5, 2010 at 05:54 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 05:54 PM The chair can't. At least not without the support of a majority of the board. But who's asking these questions? And on what "item"? The rules are "relaxed" in meetings of boards where not more than about a dozen membe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:00 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:00 PM kg, Wait a minute. kg said, "If there is no pending motion, then discussion is out of order." HWM said, "The rules are "relaxed" in meetings of boards where not more than about a dozen members are present.&qu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yvonne Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:04 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:04 PM It's a complicated situation unfortunately, but here goes: The region-level organization in which I'm involved recently conducted a Referendum ballot vote. As most people know, Referendums are "yes" or "no" questions. We wer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yvonne Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:05 PM Our EB is less than 12 members. FYI" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:13 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:13 PM >>So, for my own education, how should I have ended discussion?<< The board could have simply asked all the guests (i.e. non-members of the board) to shut up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yvonne Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:17 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:17 PM LOL. That's good to know. Essentially, that's what we did as they increased their disruption after I moved the previous question." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris H Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:32 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 at 06:32 PM That was an impressive piece of channelling Mr. Mountcastle! :-)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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