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Parli Pro. By: Ms Kellie Claflin , Gillett and Suring FFA Advisor. Organization of Meetings . Call to order Reading of minutes Unanimous consent (if 1 person objects, vote) Officer reports Standing Committee reports Exist in bylaws/constitution Special Committee reports (ad hoc)
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Parli Pro By: Ms Kellie Claflin, Gillett and Suring FFA Advisor
Organization of Meetings • Call to order • Reading of minutes • Unanimous consent (if 1 person objects, vote) • Officer reports • Standing Committee reports • Exist in bylaws/constitution • Special Committee reports (ad hoc) • Short term, can be fact finding • Special orders • Unfinished business (not “old business”) • New business • Announcements, program, adjournment
How many officers needed for meeting? • President or chair • Secretary or clerk
Meetings and sessions • Meeting: a single official gathering of the members of an organization, with a quorum present, in order to transact business • Quorum: the minimum # of members needed to conduct business. Majority of members – 50% + 1; can be different if stated in bylaws • Session: series of connected meetings
Bring business before the group • Making the motion • Second • Chair ‘state the question’ • Debate • Chair ‘puts the question’ • Vote
Making the Motion • Move a motion: make a bed • “I move that…” • Maker cannot debate against! • Motions are to be positively put forward • Bad: I move that the chapter does not go bowling. • Second • The person that seconds may debate against it
‘Stating the Question’ • Perfecting the motion – when the chair asks maker for additional info to make motion more specific • Locks the motion • Maker can still withdraw motion through a motion or by making a request • Item shifts from motion to question
Debate • For each motion • 2 debates/person • No more than 10 min. for each debate • Length, etc. can be changed in special rules • Debatable appeal • Chair gets 2 debates • Members get 1 debate • “I’m in favor” or “I’m opposed” • Should restate original motion
‘Putting the Question’ • Chair asks for “further debate” • Puts the question to a vote
Vote • Voice (aye or no) • Hand • Standing • Ballott • Roll Call • Chair state results – outcome of vote & effect
Organization of motions • Main motion • Subsidiary motions • Incidental motions • Privileged motions • Motions that bring business back before the assembly
2 Rules • Rule #1: Only one motion before the assembly at a time • Rule #2: Only one speaker at a time
Main Motion • Purpose • to introduce an item of business • Salient points • Second, amendable, debatable, majority vote • “I move that…”
Amendment • Purpose • To improve the motion or amendment • Options • Add (end) • Insert (within) • Delete (strike) • Combination (strike & add) • “I move to amend the (motion/amendment) by…”
Primary amendment • Purpose • Amends the motion • Salient Points • Second, amendable, debatable**, majority vote • **can be debated only if question amending is debatable
Secondary amendment • Purpose • Amends the primary amendment • Salient points • Second, not amendable, debatable**, majority vote
Request for information • Purpose • Questions regarding item of business (non-parli) • Salient points • No second, not amendable, not debatable, handled by the chair, may interrupt • “I rise to a point of information” or “I request…” • Chair: “Please state your point”
Parliamentary Inquiry • Purpose • Questions dealing with parli pro • Kind method of correcting that which is out of order • Salient points • No second, not amendable, not debatable, decision by the chair, may interrupt • “I rise to a parliamentary inquiry • Chair: “Please state your inquiry”
Refer to a committee • Purpose • Enables consideration of an item of business • Salient points • Second, amendable, debatable, majority vote • “I refer to the “committee” the motion that…” • Restate the motion
Adjourn • Purpose • Formally ends the meeting • Can be made with business pending • Salient points • Second, not amendable, not debatable, majority vote • “I move to adjourn”
Things You Can Do After Adjourning • Ask for announcements • Fix the time to which to adjourn – a legal continuation of present meeting • Reconsider • Reconsider & enter on minutes
Postpone to a certain time • Purpose • Provides time for informal discussions, deliberation & securing followers • Postpone to a later in the meeting – as long as the meeting occurs in the quarter (3 mo.) • At the next meeting taken up as unfinished business • Can also be special order • Salient points • Second, amendable, debatable, majority vote (2/3 if special order) • “I move to postpone later in the meeting the motion…”
Postpone indefinitely • Purpose • In effect, “kills” the motion (for this meeting) • Can be brought up as new business • Salient points • Second, not amendable, debatable, majority vote • Can reconsider • “I move to postpone indefinitely, the motion that…”
Limit or extend time for debate • Purpose • Provides more or less time • Extends the # of debates and/or time limit • Limit the # of debates and/or time limit • Salient points • Second, amendable, not debatable, 2/3 vote
2/3 vote • Used if rights of individuals or minority are impacted • To figure out 2/3 • Double the lower # • If greater than, not 2/3 • Practice • Yes – 30 • No – 10 • 10 x 2 = 20 • Motion passes