Guest Sarah D Posted November 24, 2010 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 at 04:33 PM Executive Committee holds their last meeting of the current session. A motion is adopted, but several members note that they would like to revisit this issue with the new body at the first meeting of the next session. They want to amend the adoption, to completely do away with it. Can the new session take up the issue without a motion to reconsider? Or can they even take up the issue since its a new session with a new body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted November 24, 2010 at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 at 04:39 PM Executive Committee holds their last meeting of the current session.A motion is adopted, but several members note that they would like to revisit this issue with the new body at the first meeting of the next session.They want to amend the adoption, to completely do away with it. Can the new session take up the issue without a motion to reconsider? Or can they even take up the issue since its a new session with a new body?Can the new session take up the issue without a motion to reconsider? Yes. Indeed, the motion, "To Reconsider" is no longer available.They want to amend the adoption, to completely do away with it. Great! Fantastic! -- That fits the motion, "RESCIND; AMEND SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED," to a T! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 24, 2010 at 05:35 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 at 05:35 PM Executive Committee holds their last meeting of the current session. A motion is adopted, but several members note that they would like to revisit this issue with the new body at the first meeting of the next session. They want to amend the adoption, to completely do away with it. Can the new session take up the issue without a motion to reconsider? Or can they even take up the issue since its a new session with a new body?I believe you are using the term "session" differently than it is used in RONR. A session in the average assembly is not like a session in a legislative assembly. It is quite likely that each regular meeting of your Executive Committee constitutes a "session" in the parliamentary sense. (RONR, 10th ed., pg. 80, lines 8-17; pg. 81, line 26 - pg. 82, line 14)Issues of terminology notwithstanding, the Executive Committee is able to use the motion to Rescind, even though the membership has changed since the motion was adopted, and even though it is a new "session" (whatever sense of the term is used). This motion requires a 2/3 vote, vote of a majority of the entire membership, or a majority vote with previous notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted November 25, 2010 at 01:13 PM Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 at 01:13 PM I believe you are using the term "session" differently than it is used in RONR. I believe Sarah D is trying to say it's the last session of the current membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 25, 2010 at 06:14 PM Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 at 06:14 PM I believe Sarah D is trying to say it's the last session of the current membership.I know. So like I said, differently than the term is used in RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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