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Robert’s Rules of Order: A Guide To
Parliamentary Procedure
Schools and families working together to ensure student success
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What are the Basic Rights at Stake?
1. Right of majority to make decisions
2. Right of minority to be heard
3. Rights of individual Committee members to participate
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Individual Member Rights
• To receive meeting notification and attend all meetings
• To introduce and second motions
• To speak on agenda items after first seeking recognition of chair
• To vote
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Right of Minority
• Right to be heard and to voice their dissent
• Right to have their dissent noted in the record
• But, once dissent is given and vote taken, it is the decision of the collective body, even those who objected
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Role of the Chairperson
• Presides; recognizes speakers and controls meeting
• Does not take sides; passes the gavel (role as chair) when taking a position, speaking on a matter
• Remarks of speakers are to the chair• Appeal from decision of the chair, requires
a second; vote is on whether decision of the chair shall be sustained
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Quorum
• Number of members that must be present to legally transact business
• Why? We don’t want small unrepresentative groups making decisions for entire body
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The Right to Make a Motion• Matters considered one at a time• To be in order, the motion must be directly
related to the question under consideration • Frivolous, vague, incoherent, and duplicative
motions are “out of order” (ruling by chair)
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The Right to Make a Motion cont…
• Subsidiary motions, i.e., motions to postpone, refer to committee, table, etc. must directly relate to the main motion
• All motions need a second --If no second, then no motion
• After a motion’s first reading, Chair should inquire, “Is there any discussion?”
• Maker of a motion has the first right to speak and to amend it
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Voting,
Voting • Chair should announce minority votes, i.e., “Hearing one
“nay” and no others….”• If vote requires more than a majority, Chair should
announce before the vote the supermajority that is required
• Tie vote is a lost vote because no majority was obtained
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Duties of the Chair
• Know and enforce Bylaws
• Begin meeting at appointed time
• Ensure that the meeting room is ready
• Assign and manage the “floor”
• Nonpartisan; pass the gavel if speaking to pending matter
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Duties of the Chair, cont…
• Clarify ambiguity and reduce conflict
• Politely ask colleagues to refrain from “side bars”
• Know your agenda in advance
• Clearly announce items on the agenda
• Before voting on a motion, restate the motion so everyone is clear what it is they are voting on
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Duties of the Chair, cont…• Announce the motion’s results• Confine the discussion to that motion—if the
discussion is wandering, pull it back to the item at hand
• If others are struggling to phrase their motions or amendments, help them to do so
• Remain calm, composed and impartial
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Vice-Chair
• Presides when the president: – Is absent– Steps down from the chair– Is being censured– Is at issue of a motion
• President in training: Bylaws can state order of succession
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Secretary
• Maintain documents
• Take meeting minutes
• Sign the minutes
• Bring relevant documents to meeting
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• The parliamentarian shall assist the chairperson in conducting the meetings in an orderly manner, serving as procedure advisor to the Chairperson.
• The parliamentarian shall be a member with knowledge of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order, and the council/committee's bylaws.
• The parliamentarian shall facilitates in the functioning of the committee
• Parliamentarian shall resolve questions of procedure, often with the help of “Robert’s Rules of Order” or similar guide
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Parliamentarian
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Thank you for being here and participating !