Guest leonworr Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:34 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:34 PM If a School Board member is requesting reimbursement for some legal expenses and has it on the agenda but no other board member makes a motion to approve the request, so the requesting board member makes the motion to reimburse himself in order to bring the item to the table for discussion and action, yes or no. The requesting board member would not take part in the discussion and would abstain on any vote on the motion. I have seen this tactic used to get an item on the table only with intentions to vote against the motion when a vote is taken or abstain if the subject was a personal conflict of interest. Is this an acceptable practice under the Robert's Rules of Order or is it a legal issue only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:36 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:36 PM It violates no rule in RONR. Also see FAQ#9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:37 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:37 PM RONR doesn't deal with "conflict of interest" at all, and only slightly with voting on "direct personal interest" - p. 394 - so there isn't mush to say about the propriety.However, since anybody can make a motion on any (appropriate) topic, the "tactic" is perfectly proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 at 02:39 PM "mush" or "much" -- what's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 16, 2010 at 01:02 AM Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 at 01:02 AM "mush" or "much" -- what's the difference?Not mush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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