Guest Lu Posted October 28, 2010 at 05:36 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 05:36 AM A typo has been discovered in an amendment already submitted to the board for consideration. Since I was not present at the meeting, I did not realize it was a typo until it was discussed during a call.Since the committee members presenting the proposed amendment will not be present at the meeting, what would I need to do as the liaison presenting the item for the vote?I know there are no friendly amendments. How do I point this situation out to the members of the board so that we move forward with the vote since this is not original amendment submitted to the board for their consideration? The typo references X numbers of days for submitting materials.... The typo is in the number of days required and nothing else.Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 28, 2010 at 06:14 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 06:14 AM Since the committee members presenting the proposed amendment will not be present at the meeting, what would I need to do as the liaison presenting the item for the vote?I know there are no friendly amendments. How do I point this situation out to the members of the board so that we move forward with the vote since this is not original amendment submitted to the board for their consideration? The typo references X numbers of days for submitting materials.... The typo is in the number of days required and nothing else.You, or a friend on the board if you are not a board member, should point out the typo during debate and request that it be corrected by unanimous consent. Since it is a typo, I doubt anyone will object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 28, 2010 at 09:46 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 09:46 AM The typo is in the number of days required and nothing else.Since it is a typo, I doubt anyone will object.Although one man's typo is another man's amendment.If the required number of days was intended to be "10", and the proposed amendment reads "100", that might be a typo. Or not.On the other hand, if it says "then" instead of "ten", I doubt anyone will object to a correction.This should not be misconstrued as a suggestion to use both words and numerals (e.g. "ten (10)"). Words will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted October 28, 2010 at 10:48 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 10:48 AM I'm not clear on the facts, but if a motion has already been made and stated by the chair, this "typo" will need to be corrected (if it is to be corrected) by adoption of an amendment to the pending motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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