Guest NewarkOhio Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:39 PM Our council rules allow for any member who voted on the prevailing side of an issue to make a motion for re-consideration at the next scheduled meeting. My question is whether the second to the motion has to come from someone on the prevailing side or if anyone can second the motion. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:42 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:42 PM The seconding can be done by anyone. RONR, p. 309. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:43 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:43 PM Our council rules allow for any member who voted on the prevailing side of an issue to make a motion for re-consideration at the next scheduled meeting. My question is whether the second to the motion has to come from someone on the prevailing side or if anyone can second the motion. Your help will be greatly appreciated.Anyone can second it, regardless of which side they voted on previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:44 PM Our council rules allow for any member who voted on the prevailing side of an issue to make a motion for re-consideration at the next scheduled meeting. My question is whether the second to the motion has to come from someone on the prevailing side or if anyone can second the motion. Your help will be greatly appreciated.Any member may second the motion but note that, as far as RONR is concerned, the next meeting is too late for a motion to reconsider. Though, as you indicate, your rules seem to permit it.At the next meeting any member can make a motion to rescind (or otherwise amend) an adopted motion and any member can make a motion to renew (make again) a defeated motion. So no need to reconsider at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:44 PM Our council rules allow for any member who voted on the prevailing side of an issue to make a motion for re-consideration at the next scheduled meeting. My question is whether the second to the motion has to come from someone on the prevailing side or if anyone can second the motion. Your help will be greatly appreciated.That's a rule specific to your council, so we can be of little help with the details. In Robert's Rules' version of the motion to Reconsider, the second can come from any member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:45 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:45 PM Ignore the slow-pokes with no page citations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:46 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:46 PM Ignore the slow-pokes with no page citationsAs if the OPs have a copy of the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:46 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:46 PM Any member may second the motion but note that, as far as RONR is concerned, the next meeting is too late for a motion to reconsider. Though, as you indicate, your rules seem to permit it.At the next meeting any member can make a motion to rescind (or otherwise amend) an adopted motion and any member can make a motion to renew (make again) a defeated motion. So no need to reconsider at all.Under their rules, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:48 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:48 PM Any member may second the motion but note that, as far as RONR is concerned, the next meeting is too late for a motion to reconsider. According to RONR, the motion to reconsider can be moved at the next meeting, so long as it is within the same session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:48 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:48 PM Under their rules, maybe not.Which is just another way of saying, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:49 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 at 06:49 PM According to RONR, the motion to reconsider can be moved at the next meeting, so long as it is within the same session.I suspect introducing the difference between "meeting" and "session" will only serve to muddy the waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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