Guest Jimerson Posted October 31, 2010 at 12:31 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 12:31 AM I am a new member of an organizations Board. During a meeting, a motion before our Board had been closed to further debate/discussion and the president called for a vote.After 90% of the Board had logged an affirmative vote, one BOD voiced "Motion to Point of Discussion." Then demanded the Board recount the discussion just prior to the voting, in which the Board acquiesced. I am lost on this Point of Discussion. Is there such a motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 31, 2010 at 12:36 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 12:36 AM Certainly not in RONR.You state that "a motion ... had been closed to further debate...".How did that "closing" take place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimerson Posted October 31, 2010 at 12:50 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 12:50 AM Certainly not in RONR.You state that "a motion ... had been closed to further debate...".How did that "closing" take place?The debate had died completely, so the president closed the debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 31, 2010 at 01:00 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 01:00 AM OK.Well, where you, or the chair actually, went wrong was allowing ANY interruptions during the taking of a vote. RONR, p. 408. The chair should (politely, one hopes) have asked the board member with his "point of discussion" to refrain from interrupting.But that didn't happen. No real harm done, I suppose. The vote, however it came out, stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimerson Posted October 31, 2010 at 01:04 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 01:04 AM OK.Well, where you, or the chair actually, went wrong was allowing ANY interruptions during the taking of a vote. RONR, p. 408. The chair should (politely, one hopes) have asked the board member with his "point of discussion" to refrain from interrupting.But that didn't happen. No real harm done, I suppose. The vote, however it came out, stands.Thank you! I spent hours reading Robert's Rules to try and find out what a Point of Discussion is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted October 31, 2010 at 03:11 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 03:11 AM I am a new member of an organizations Board. During a meeting, a motion before our Board had been closed to further debate/discussion and the president called for a vote.After 90% of the Board had logged an affirmative vote, one BOD voiced "Motion to Point of Discussion." Then demanded the Board recount the discussion just prior to the voting, in which the Board acquiesced. I am lost on this Point of Discussion. Is there such a motion?It is listed right next to a Point of Personal Outrage (proving I read other people's stuff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 31, 2010 at 02:41 PM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 02:41 PM I am a new member of an organizations Board. During a meeting, a motion before our Board had been closed to further debate/discussion and the president called for a vote.After 90% of the Board had logged an affirmative vote, one BOD voiced "Motion to Point of Discussion." Then demanded the Board recount the discussion just prior to the voting, in which the Board acquiesced. I am lost on this Point of Discussion. Is there such a motion?There is no need for he president to "close" the motion when debate winds down. He can and should just put the question at that time.Not only is there no Motion to Point of Discussion, even if there were, it would not have been in order in the middle of a vote. Once you start voting, you finish voting before doing anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 31, 2010 at 03:34 PM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 03:34 PM Not only is there no Motion to Point of Discussion, even if there were, it would not have been in order in the middle of a vote. Once you start voting, you finish voting before doing anything else.In other words, this nonexistent motion was moved at the wrong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 31, 2010 at 03:38 PM Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 at 03:38 PM In other words, this nonexistent motion was moved at the wrong time. Yes. And those are problematic even when moved at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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