attending a meeting

[Guest guestaltoona]

During a routine meeting, can any person (s) attend the meeting?

Can a committee member raise any topic for discussion among the members or does the topic need to be "approved" prior to the meeting. If so, can a general topic be approved or does it need to be specific? ie: "Questions/concerns from staff members" v. listing the individual questions and concerns

[Larry Cisar]

During a routine meeting, can any person (s) attend the meeting?

Can a committee member raise any topic for discussion among the members or does the topic need to be "approved" prior to the meeting. If so, can a general topic be approved or does it need to be specific? ie: "Questions/concerns from staff members" v. listing the individual questions and concerns

Any member of the body may attend.

Discussion is limited to motions made. No motion, no discussion.

[Thomas Ralph]

But motions don't need to be "approved" prior to the meeting (or for that matter during the meeting). Motions just need to be proposed when new business is reached, and, unless there is no second, are then debated.

I suppose a meeting could, if it wanted to, suspend the rules (with a two-thirds vote or by unanimous consent) to allow discussion of questions and concerns from staff members, although I rather dislike the idea.