More debate in High Springs over manager
Gainesville Sun
"You can't call me out of order, son and don't ever do that again," Davis said, as he struck the gavel. May then said he did not believe there was such a limitation either in the city's policies or Roberts Rules of Order. "Be careful what you say.

Why Is the RNC Sabotaging Its Own Candidates?
Big Government
In a perfect world, they should suspend Roberts Rules of Order. They shouldn't even use Marquess of Queensberry Rule. In a perfect world, they moderator, and the candidates know the rules. If a moderator asked a stupid, or insulting, or irrelevant ...

Mayor blasts union ad on wastewater privatization
Grand Island Independent
The city follows Roberts Rules of Order, which requires an agenda, Niemann said. The city is also subject to the Nebraska Open Meetings Law, which requires a detailed agenda that does not change within 24 hours of a meeting, unless an item is of an ...

Council approves budget cut; Pate set to veto
Lovely County Citizen
Pownall pointed out that Robert's Rules of Order states if a group has new information, it can reconsider a decision at the next meeting. Weaver replied that, according to Arkansas law, buyer's remorse does not work in this situation.

Saranac Lake trustees debate park-use requests
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
The discussion, which also pushed the limits of Robert's Rules of Order, ended with both of the requests being approved. The AuSable Valley Grange had asked for approval to host its Saturday farmers market in the park from June through October of this ...

What does it mean when a board member abstains from voting?
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
Actually, Roberts Rules does not even require noting abstentions in the record unless the vote is a roll call vote. However, community association law requires that a record of all votes and abstentions be recorded in the minutes.

Beaumont's credit in order
Langley AdvanceNews
When Trustee Rod Ross attempted to give credit for the district's improvement to superintendent Beaumont, the board chair ruled him out of order. I am curious on what grounds the chair made this ruling. Robert's Rules of Order defines "out of order" as ...

Ordinance sought for N. Stonington town meeting rules
Norwich Bulletin
Adopting Robert's Rules of Order, something the group didn't recommend, would leave the meetings vulnerable to obstructionists, Mullane said. “With Robert's you have to go through the procedures,” he said. “Some people do that and make the meetings a ...

Board to begin budget talks next week
The Westerly Sun
Regular board meetings will be held at 7 pm in Community Room 1 on those same Mondays. The board had been criticized in recent weeks for the way it followed its own rules and Robert's Rules of Order, including the way it ran its committees.

Notebook Worthy: Pottsgrove, The Master Of Brevity
The Sanatoga Post (blog)
You remember Robert's Rules? It's the the stuff of high school civics and history lessons: a de facto guide to conducting public meetings, first written in 1896 by Gen. Henry M. Robert and revised many times since. Robert's Rules is very specific in ...

Rules just a start in E. Greenwich
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
However, the adoption of “Robert's Rules of Order” alone may not change the committee's tone. More specifically, the Jan. 16 Times editorial, “Rule book back in East Greenwich,” did an excellent job of capturing the tenor of the meetings. ...

HOAs are hot topic at public hearing today
Charlotte Observer
If they're going to sit on a board, they need to know the rules the board is governed by." Jordan also believes property owners should be taught the state bylaws on associations, along with Robert's Rules of Order, to help oversee HOAs. ...

Seher takes Planning Board to task on procedure
Shore News Today
I've tried to follow Robert's Rules of Order. I've never heard of conducting business before the reorganization.” Board attorney Michael Fitzgerald said it was OK for the board's first meeting of 2012 to pick up with unfinished business from 2011 and ...

Planning board tables master plan revision
Shore News Today
I've tried to follow Robert's Rules of Order. I've never heard of conducting business before the reorganization.” Board attorney Michael Fitzgerald said it was OK for the board's first meeting of 2012 to pick up with unfinished business from 2011 and ...

OB-EN Chat Meeting Focuses on Guidance Re-Do, Homework, Cap
Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot
Considering last year's first budget forum, this was a way to informally hear people speak about their concerns without using “Robert's Rules” of procedure. The 2011 forum was a board meeting that - because of the number of people who came – was held ...

LEDs will be bid, begun in '12; Citizens' group decries autocracy, personal ...
Trinidad Times Independent
Isn't there something in Robert's Order Book that keeps us from doing that?” Bonato referenced Robert's Rules of Order, which provides guidelines for conducting public meetings. He said the city should have other priorities than the LED project, ...

Council Seeks Two New Members
The UCSD Guardian Online
According to Romero, the Speaker of the House is responsible for running a speakers list and enforcing Robert's Rules of Order, which govern how the council interacts. Romero said that the biggest transition would require becoming more familiar with ...

Darien Democrats, Republicans elect new committee leaders
Darien Times
Bewkes wrote that the changes are to "restrict some controls of the RTC over it's own re-election," as well as to pick which edition of Robert's Rules of Order to adhere to. Though some discussion of the legality of the amendments continued at the ...

Hoosac Valley Students Attend Model Congress
iBerkshires.com
AIC faculty judges rated the delegates on their debating and oratorical skills, as well as their knowledge and use of Robert's Rules of Order. The Hoosac Valley delegates, led by advisers Christopher and Cindie Vincent, submitted a bill aimed at ...

Callaway Commission meetings are out of order
The News Herald
I asked why Robert's Rules of Order was not in place and was told they did not use Robert's Rules as they had adopted something else, but not what was in use. Lack of control is obvious and is the main problem. The mayor tries to over-control the ...

Meetings, Meetings And More Meetings - Are Government Meetings Different?
Patch.com
All meetings are run under Robert's Rules of Order, unless otherwise specified according to the latest edition of our Town Charter. And...there are also more than one kind of official meeting. (You knew that was coming). How many different kinds? ...

Examining Jackson's committee system
Jackson Clarion Ledger (blog)
New Rules Chairman Quentin Whitwell says he likes the process as is. “I am a true believer in the committee process,” Whitwell said. “I think Robert's Rules of Order make it clear that committees either pass (legislation) or kill it or let it sit there ...

GOP Chairman Defends Caucus Notice
Patch.com
The second biggest change is to specify the latest version of Robert's Rules of Order be used by the caucus. The new caucus rules also allow the temporary chairman to break a tie vote for the election of the permanent chairman without having to rely on ...

Rule book back in E. Greenwich
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
The township's duly elected governmental officials, charged with everything from taxing authority to police protection, have not adopted a standard, uniform set of meeting rules in almost a decade. Not “Robert's Rules of Order,” not the rules of the ...

Hardeeville mayor was 'kind of surprised'
Savannah Morning News
By Gwyneth J. Saunders Bronco Bostick, who grew up under the auspices of “Robert's Rules of Order” in his hometown of Robertville, was surprised when he learned he was the 2012 honoree by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jasper County Garden of Light ...

First Lowndes Supervisor Meeting of 2012 Shows Little Change
The Columbus Packet
Newly elected Sheriff Mike Arledge called the meeting to order and turned it over to Neese. Neese asked First Baptist Church Pastor Shawn Parker to give the Invocation and he did so. The first business of the board was to adopt Roberts Rules of Order ...

Florida Now Has Fifteen Qualified Parties
Ballot Access
For example, the Prohibition Party filing was rejected for these reasons: (1) no provision was made for the party to raise and expend funds; (2) the filing says that Roberts Rules of Order “will be the basic guide”, but the filing was supposed to say ...

2012 a different start for Hall County Commission
Access North Georgia
The exception to Roberts Rules of Order got only one negative vote. That no vote came from Commissioner Craig Lutz, who made the motion last January to strip Oliver of his legislative powers. Lutz also cast the only no vote to reappoint County Attorney ...

Payne, Barr appointed to vacant village posts
Daily Sentinel
Council unanimously decided to operate meetings under Roberts Rules of Order as they have done in the past. Village resident Ed Baer addressed council concerning street issues. Baer asked the council about the possibility of vacating 6th Street. ...

Kittery council may opt to allow fireworks use in town
Seacoastonline.com
However, Gary Beers, who voted with the majority, brought the vote up for reconsideration Monday as is allowed under Robert's Rules of Order. At the outset of Monday's discussion, Fire Chief Dave O'Brien stated in no uncertain terms his opposition to ...

East Greenwich Township to adopt new rules of order for government meetings
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
The township committee voted Tuesday to institute an official set of rules for conduct within its meetings. “Robert's Rules of Order,” is a book of rules for order within parliamentary, government, school board and other official meetings. ...

County Board Trims Public Commentary
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Smith also wrote that if the issue is simply a matter of following Robert's Rules of Order, then the board's own rules and regulations supersede that, and could be changed. Ronnie Peterson spoke at length about the proposal to reduce opportunities for ...

Woman's claim she was 'shoved' at meeting prompts protocol debate
TribLocal
Instead he distributed copies of Robert's Rules of Order, which lays out how meetings should be conducted to better ensure civility. Board member Dianne Barrett disagreed with Brennan's assertion that board behavior leads to problems. ...

Quotes from the Snellville City Council Meeting of January 9, 2012
Snellville Today (blog)
“To conduct meetings properly, you follow Robert's Rules of Order.” – Council member Dave Emanuel on why having an independent registered parliamentarian (expert on Parliamentarian Procedure) is important to make sure proper meeting procedures are ...

D86 Board Considers Steps to Encourage Civility at Meetings
Patch.com
Brennan distributed to board members some guidelines from Robert's Rules of Order on the conduct of meetings. “We're here to conduct business,” he said. “I think the people that put us here are actually expecting us to conduct it with some decorum and ...

Fireworks on agenda of Kittery Town Council
Seacoastonline.com
Beers said that under Robert's Rules of Order, he is allowed as one of the majority voting on the motion to ask for a reconsideration of it in the future. Beers initially made an unsuccessful motion to postpone action until tonight, which councilors ...

Recessing the Constitution
American Spectator
I've often argued that the Constitution has been reduced to Robert's Rules of Order, a procedural guide with no bearing on the substantive powers of the federal government. If politicians start ignoring it even on process questions, it will be another ...

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse will deliver the keynote address at American ...
MassLive.com
Faculty judges rate the participants on their debating and oratorical skills, as well as their use of Roberts' Rules of Order. Established in 1941, the AIC Model Congress attracts students from throughout New England for the three-day event. ...

Role of HOA president: Officer or director?
MiamiHerald.com
Our bylaws say that Roberts Rules shall govern the conduct of the meeting of the association. Can you provide the state department that governs HOA under FS 720? The problem with using Roberts Rules is that the state statutes override them. ...

Dropping rule right choice for West Branch
Iowa City Press Citizen
West Branch City Administrator Matt Muckler recently pulled together a list of 58 proposed rules of conduct that was intended to replace the lengthy Roberts Rules of Order as the governing structure for the meetings. He pulled the rules from what he ...

School Board to pick president, swear in new member
Hudson Hub-Times
Be It Resolved That: The Board of Education adopts Robert's Rules of Order as a guide for governance of meetings in general, but may deviate as necessary. B. Adopt the Ohio School Board Association Code of Ethics and Reaffirm the Hudson City School ...

Council Kicks Pelletier's Residency Issue Back to Board of Canvassers
Patch.com
It took more than an hour — including several debates about Robert's Rules of Order — for that key point to get clarified. And it left the council with no option other than to kick the matter back to the Board of Canvassers and consider starting its ...

Katzman Garfinkel & Berger Announces Board Member Boot Camp(R) for Space Coast ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
MAR 7th - MEETING MAYHEM: A comprehensive course on condominium meetings including types of meetings, meeting notice requirements, minutes and the applicability of Roberts Rules of Order. MAR 14th - MAINTAINING ORDER: A Discussion of Rules/Regulations, ...

Tocqueville for Toffs
The American Prospect
They held meetings, took positions, testified before local and national legislative bodies, used Robert's Rules of Order, and engaged regular people in civic and political life. This is not an observation made after the fact; the connections were well ...

Failure to name Cheney to Appointments Committee causes Dover council ...
Foster's Daily Democrat
The majority of the adjustments were minor and were geared toward removing redundancy between the council's rules and Robert's Rules of Order. Other amendments sought to add phrases to the existing procedural rules as to clear up any gray areas where ...

West Branch council takes right turn
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
In the past, councils commonly have adopted Robert's Rules of Order, he said, but this council wanted something simpler. Their list includes items intended to foster respect and raise the civility of discussion that takes place in council chambers. ...

Village mulls changes to rules of order
Shelby Township Source Newspapers
"This one is a lot more comprehensive and carries a lot more rules and procedures which I think are important," said Hart. Hart said that coming from the DDA he had assumed the Village Council worked under Robert's Rules of Order, but nowhere in the ...

Sanders re-elected as supervisors president; road managers get raises
The Commercial Dispatch
County Attorney Tim Hudson took a few moments to help members untangle Robert's Rules of Order before they voted. Hudson said the first motion needed a second before discussion. District 2 Supervisor Bill Brigham, in his first act as a supervisor, ...

Bethlehem City Council Reorganizes, Elects Evans as President
Patch.com
Quoting from Robert's Rules of Order, she urged fellow council members to vote for the most experienced candidate, and asked all the nominees explain why they're qualified. “An inexperienced council president is not what we need. ...

Deltona commissioner drops request on garbage contract
Daytona Beach News-Journal
She also argued Zischkau couldn't seek the reconsideration so long after the vote, according to Robert's Rules of Order. In the end, Zischkau popped his own balloon, saying he would drop his request during Tuesday's meeting. ...

Board reorganizes and gets down to business
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
When Robinson walked to his new seat at the school board table, Jim Hunt, the 2011 board chair, gladly handed Robinson a paperback copy of “Robert's Rules of Order.” Hunt was given the book when he was chair as it has been a school board tradition. ...

Wansacz appointed Lackawanna County commissioner chair
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Wansacz fumbled slightly with Robert's Rules of Order, later explaining that county business is conducted differently than in the state house, his last elected office. “It's going to take me a little while to get the hang of this,” Wansacz said. ...

Thompson to Step Down From School Committee
Patch.com
Thompson believes that, in that meeting, the committee violated Robert's Rules of Order – a handbook for operations and rules of clubs, organizations and other groups – when it allowed the revote after the measure had already been shot down the month ...

West Branch backs off rule limiting recording of council meetings
Iowa City Press Citizen
He said the purpose of having a work session on the rules was to address the issues with the rules that have been raised. Council meetings were previously governed in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order, a guide for running meetings. ...

Zeta Chi helps keeps meetings in order
Ventura County Star
Henry Martyn Robert, portrayed by Gerry Olsen of Camarillo, presents head city librarian Mary Stewart with the 11th edition of "Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised" at EP Foster Library in Ventura. The book was presented on behalf of Zeta Chi, ...

Proposed West Branch recording rule could run afoul of state law
Eastern Iowa Government
The rules would replace Robert's Rules of Order, a book that is widely used by governmental bodies to provide guidance to their conduct. With the book stretching to more than 700 pages, Muckler said the new procedural rules were intended to simplify ...

Sussex wine makers call for new rules to guarantee quality standards
The Argus
By John Keenan, business editor » Michael Roberts, co-owner and wine maker at the Ridgeview Estate in Ditchling Common, has trademarked the word "merret" to describe his award-winning sparkling wine. Now he is calling on other wine makers to sign up to ...

Stokes initiatives could die
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Whitwell said when he's chairman, he may introduce legislation pertaining to Robert's Rules of Order, a common parliamentary handbook. Whitwell said he also may revisit some legislation that already has passed, including a Stokes-sponsored ordinance ...

Kittery Town Council rejects fireworks ban
Seacoastonline.com
Beers said after the meeting that, under Robert's Rules of Order, he is allowed as one of the majority voting on the motion to ask for a reconsideration of it in the future. He said he believes the ordinance should get another chance and will ask for ...

Live Wire: Agenda adopted at outset of meetings
Fayetteville Observer
Q: Could you clarify a rule in Robert's Rules of Order? It's the one regarding the procedure for sending items to be placed on an agenda for a pending meeting. Someone told my committee that Robert's Rules states that all items submitted to be placed ...

Report: Man, 83, accused of attacking fellow resident at HOA meeting
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
The 78-year-old resident speaking at the podium said he was discussing a warehouse issue — and Robert's Rules of Order — when the attacked occurred, according to the report. Get the DUHtails at TCPalm.com in Stuart.

Lower Merion board adopts 2012 budget, approves Bala Library move in ...
Main Line
... vote on a proposed purchase of less than an acre of land in Belmont Hills, discussion devolved into a bewildering series of motions and friendly and non-friendly amendments that had members reaching for their Roberts Rules of Order once again. ...

Procedural issues plague Board of Education
The Westerly Sun
... Natalie Billing, a former member of each of the town's three elected bodies – board, council and Representative Town Meeting – expressed concern that the board wasn't following either its own rules or Robert's Rules of Order correctly. ...

2011: Ann Arbor $1.1M Better than Budget
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Robert's Rules of Order are supposed to govern the council's workings, unless Robert's Rules are in conflict with other explicitly stated council rules. From Robert's Rules on the issue of committee chairmanship [emphasis added]: Unless the assembly ...

Parliamentary procedure seminar for government lawyers coming in January
WisBar
Government lawyers deal with parliamentary procedure regularly, but there is little guidance on how to interpret the rules. Parliamentary procedure rules for meetings of government entities, boards, and committees including Robert's Rules of Order and ...

Protest, heated words highlight county commission meeting
Elizabethton Star
Humphrey interjected that under parliamentary guidelines in Robert's Rules of Order, the chairman cannot stop or block a motion from the body. “I have yet to see that in my research. If these people feel a motion is in order, I don't think you can stop ...

Proposal for tennis courts on District 9 property
Upper Rogue Independent
Mannenbach felt that Roberts Rules of Order requires a 2/3 majority to revise the rules. However, legal council has opined that a simple majority is sufficient. A resolution regarding an amendment to the OSBA constitution passed 4-1 with Bateman in ...

Alabama Historical Commission unhappy with Huntsville preservation board
al.com (blog)
In their letter, Brown and Shell took exception to the board approving applications on a tie vote -- a direct contradiction of Robert's Rules of Order, the leading guide book on parliamentary procedure. During its meeting last week, the board voted 5-4 ...

Rosenblum asks Plymouth Planning Board to adopt Robert's Rules of Order
Wicked Local
This week, Rosenblum asked that the Planning Board adopt Robert's Rules of Order, so the board has set procedures to follow should a problem like this arise. He seemed to reference the November incident when he suggested that adopting these procedures ...

Stoddard sworn in as Mayor of Six Mile
Pickens Sentinel
Wade presented Stoddard with his own present — his own copy of Robert's Rules of Order. “You never cease to need the Robert's Rules of Order,” he said. Wade, who opened the meeting, then turned over the gavel to Stoddard, who presided over the rest of ...

Grin and Bear the Glory
The Llano News
Luck involved here, but not Andrew's: the game was moved to December 3 because of no title tilt in the Big 12, and Robert's Rules of Order meant the big stage was his alone. One week later, he had the stage to himself again, becoming the first Baylor ...

Your City Council: Romero Takes Hercules Mayor Title
Patch.com
Romero, It seems like we discussed this a week ago during discussing Rules and Procedures and agreed to Robert's Rules. -Wilkins nominates Delgado for vice mayor. The council votes unanimously for Delgado. -De Vera Nominates Wilkins as vice mayor. ...

Selectman called out
Seacoastonline.com
Based on Robert's Rules, said Little, Gregg should, "acknowledge she violated the code of ethics and offer a sincere apology to the town manager, town staff, town departments, this board and to citizens who voted her into office. ...

Revised parliamentary procedure book has important changes
Rapid City Journal
The eleventh edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised was introduced in August, 2011. The preface of the new edition lists 17 variations. The Robert's Rules Association web site lists 120 more. This parliamentarian continues to study all the ...

Parliamentarian provides 25 years of meeting guidance
University of Wisconsin-Madison
She had strong interest in Robert's Rules of Order over the years, and eventually joined the National Association of Parliamentarians and the American Institute of Parliamentarians. As a part of the administrative staff of the UW School of Social Work, ...

Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission changes voting guidelines in wake ...
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
Majority wins is a central element of Robert's Rules of Order, a widely used guide book on parliamentary procedure. But preservation commission Chairman Jack Burwell has consistently ruled that tie votes should go to applicants, citing the 1971 state ...

Albany, Occupy keep the peace
Albany Times Union (blog)
It doesn't require the speech to be in the Queen's English or the assembly to follow Roberts Rules of Order. And just as the tea party's often vague pronouncements about “taking back our government” and “losing our freedom” got people reading the ...

Senior Center is proud of its programs
Minuteman News Center
The meetings are run according to Roberts Rules of Order. The organization was founded for the purpose of raising money to augment programs or services and allow for capital equipment purchases at the center. All seniors participating in activities are ...

Commission Fails to Reach Redistricting Consensus
Memphis Daily News
But the commission has one shot at reconsidering the plan under parliamentary rules. The commission's rules don't say what happens if an item fails on reconsideration once, which means they consult “Robert's Rules of Order. ...

Bonding with a Second Pregnancy
Charlotte Observer
In honor of the occasion, this week's blog features a question about second pregnancies from parliamentary procedure training guru Susan Leahy, founder of Robert's Rules Made Simple. Enjoy and happy holidays. Q: My husband and I have a beautiful ...

Christmas Lessons And Carols At The Cathedral
Garden City News
He said he purchased a copy of Robert's Rules of Order for $24, and reported that it requires a “substantive change” on a motion for a revote. Also, the revote request must be made from a trustee who voted in the majority. ...

Good rules could put an end to bad meetings
Mississauga
Did someone actually say that Robert's Rules of Order is the greatest book ever written? Indeed, and it was a mayor, no less. Richard J. Daley said it. “The American Pharaoh,” “the Boss,” the last of the old-time American big-city machine politicians. ...

Town commissioner says Robert's Rules not followed
Cecil Whig
Perryville Town Commissioner Michael A. Dawson is accusing Mayor Jim Eberhardt of violating Robert's Rules of Order in conducting town meetings. "I was shut up at the end of the meeting," Dawson said. An online service is needed to view this article in ...

Montgomery lawmakers delay action on curfew, approve revised tuition assistance
Washington Post
His staff studied Robert's Rules of Order, which county officials have modified to create their parliamentary rules. Based on his research, Rice argued that although tabling is mentioned in the county rules, it is never explicitly defined and therefore ...

Gardner Council Acts on Zoning, Lot Splits and Legislative Agenda
GardnerEDGE
Council Member Morrow recommended that the City investigate the use of the Kansas League of Municipalities' rules as a substitute for Roberts Rules of Order. The Council will discuss this item further at their work session next Monday. ...

Good rules could put an end to bad meetings
Mississauga
Did someone actually say that Robert's Rules of Order is the greatest book ever written? Indeed, and it was a mayor, no less. Richard J. Daley said it. “The American Pharaoh,” “the Boss,” the last of the old-time American big-city machine politicians. ...

County appoints new members to HSSB
Crossville Chronicle
"It could go to the rules committee and add the rule to the commissions rules," Lynch said. "According to Roberts Rules any commissioner could request to divide. There's no right ... it requires a motion to divide to be in order and it's up to the ...

John K. Hampton to Remain Deputy First Selectman
Patch.com
There was some discussion prior to the vote about what is precedent, what is in Robert's Rules of Order, the town charter and state statute on who should fill the position. In the past it has been either the top vote getter or the First Selectman's ...

GOP's Bill Finkbeiner to run against Lt. Gov. Owen
The Olympian
There's more than following Robert's Rules of Order and banging the gavel,'' Finkbeiner said. Feinbeiner's suggestion there is insufficient bipartisanship might be news to those in the Senate who crossed party lines in May to produce the most ...

Kentucky Equality Federation Reacts To Interracial Couple Ban Drop
Lez Get Real
The supposed repentance of the moment is no more than a statement of opinion on Robert's Rules of Order by the Sandy Valley Conference of Free Will Baptists. While we would gladly applaud true repentance and reconciliation in this situation, ...

Gail Kerr: Last thing public needs is more business done in dark
The Tennessean
Under Robert's Rules of Order, a quorum is a majority of the members of a body. By their own rules, a quorum of the Metro Council is two-thirds of the 40-member Metro Council, or 27 members. Up to 26 would be able to do business in private. ...

Board's authority is legal dilemma
The Free Lance-Star
School Board attorney Jennifer Parrish has admitted the board has no authority to remove a member from office and has no censure policy, but said its power to censure comes from a policy that states it operates under Robert's Rules of Order. ...

Pike County pastor plans to declare his church's vote on interracial couples ...
Lexington Herald Leader
The Sandy Valley Conference met Saturday and issued a statement saying it had reviewed the situation and concluded that the vote was of no effect because it "was not carried out in accordance with" Robert's Rules of Order. ...

Proposal would require 2/3 vote for bylaws amendments
American Veterinary Medical Association
According to the statement accompanying the proposal, Robert's Rules of Order recommend that bylaws amendments require a two-thirds vote for adoption. "It is important that the House of Delegates receive a recommendation from the Executive Board on ...

Rangers beat Sid and Penguins
Newsday
... For Sidney Crosby's return, the Rangers applied hockey's curious version of Roberts Rules of Order to Tuesday's proceedings at Madison Square Garden. ...

Ore City woman indicted in husband's death
Longview News-Journal
... is no procedure by law in the Election Code," but pointed out that the committee had acted under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised to oust Ambrose. ...

CSUN Senate Meeting 11/28/11
UNLV The Rebel Yell
That is listed in Roberts Rules of Order. CSUN Fees are CSUN Fees and I think it is wrong to label money in accounts as priveldged or not. ...

Hellertown Denied Second Shot at Gaming Grant
Patch.com
According to Allinson, who cited Robert's Rules of Order in issuing his opinion, six members--or two thirds--of the nine-member authority would have needed ...

Frank was parliamentary prodigy in college; a legend de-bunked (read-this roundup)
Washington Post (blog)
“Frank was the delegate from Harvard who knew Robert's Rules of Order backward and forward,” Kaiser writes. Elsewhere, the Reliable Source breaks our heart by debunking the oft-told story about former Rep. John Jenrette's romantic tryst on the steps of ...

Protesters disrupt UC regents meeting in San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
Then, after rearranging their chairs into a circle, the protesters held a meeting governed by Robert's Rules of Order, introducing a series of resolutions ...

With authenticity and intelligence, Barney Frank made his mark in ...
Washington Post
Frank was the delegate from Harvard who knew Robert's Rules of Order backward and forward, and who seemed conversant with all the big national issues of the ...

Arizona Democrats Struggle to Come Out Of The Closet -- As Democrats
Huffington Post
... sweep of every statewide office ) get attendees to donate money and, I suspect, provide rare moments in the sun for devotees of Robert's Rules of Order. ...

Some Island County citizens defend Emerson after 'snub'
South Whidbey Record
Price Johnson started to say that Emerson was unavailable to staff, but Emerson interjected that personal remarks are out of order under Roberts Rules of ...

OAK HARBOR -- The Oak Harbor Public Library houses the Local ...
Fremont News Messenger
They also will find a small book on parliamentary law, dated 1922, and Robert's Rules of Order. Both were the property of the Literary and Social Club. ...

Guest column: Next election, use Instant Runoff Voting
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Voters can rank candidates in order of preference rather than having to select only one ... and the process is recommended in Robert's Rules of Order. ...

Super committee's less-than-super outcome is no surprise to Senate ...
St. Louis Beacon
To hear Smith tell it, for the most part, Roberts Rules of Order had little to do with it. Baseball, however, did. The US Senate, like the House, ...

State official: Upshur GOP chair to stay
Longview News-Journal
Ridgeway petitioned state Republican Chairman Steve Munisteri regarding Ambrose's removal under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, the party's adopted ...

Bob Bose signs off after 28 years
BCLocalNews
The following day, newspapers reported the RCMP spokesman saying they were not there to enforce Roberts Rules of Order. “What he didn't know was that they ...

Zuccotti Park's Modern-Day Pilgrims
MarketMinder
For example, protesters pretty quickly reinvented their own version of Robert's Rules of Order (I believe finger-wiggling was edited out of Robert's first ...

• Council boundaries stir debate, legal threat
Reporter-Times
She told the commissioner they were not following Robert's Rules of Order and had not voted on tabling the matter. After the meeting, Voyles said they are ...

Suffield FFA Donation to Aid Haitians in Receiving Medical Care
Patch.com
With the officers of the club dressed in shirts, ties and specially made FFA jackets, the meeting was conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order with a ...

Why Don't We Vote?
The Connecticut College Voice
... as senator in order to take on the duties of Chief of Communications. ... as an assembly member or having the learned the Robert's rules or order. ...

MARJORIE BROOKS: World is watching: Brown Act keeps meetings open
Modesto Bee
Usually that's Roberts Rules of Order. (I have to digress. I've always marveled at Future Farmers of America students and their meetings where individual ...

Robert's rules will soon apply to school board
Jordan Independent
Rules of order allow school board members the opportunity to review school-related topics, discuss school business items, and bring matters to conclusion in ...

Ten Immodest Commandments: Lessons From a Fumbling-and-Bungling ...
truthout
... and concerted action, will find much of value in Roberts' Rules of Order (simply a useful technology for organized discussion and decision-making). ...

PEE DEE POLITICS: Teresa Myers Ervin has arrived
SCNow
Unlike a regular council meeting, workshops are less formal and set up more as a conversation than a session where Roberts Rules of Order dictate procedure. ...

Pembroke Pines wants teenage commissioner
Sun-Sentinel
The job (besides staying awake during hour-long arguments over Robert's Rules of Order) will be to give the youth perspective to city government. The program will get started when the commission approves the details, such as how the student is chosen, ...

Leland Town Council adopts rules for parking lots
StarNewsOnline.com
The council adopted the use of Robert's Rules of Orders for future council meetings. The rewrite also establishes a uniform method of setting up boards. Incoming Mayor Brenda Bozeman asked that the updated rules continue to allow the mayor to have an ...

• local control of our municipal, public school, and county ...
Juneau County Star-Times
Phone Marty Krueger (608) 963-3565, advise him that Robert's Rules of Order, the law of Wisconsin, require Tom Kriegl be given full voice to engage in ...

Pembroke Pines wants teenage commissioner
Orlando Sentinel
The job (besides staying awake during hour-long arguments over Robert's Rules of Order) will be to give the youth perspective to city government. ...

Ambrose Cites Court Transcript Regarding Executive Committee
Longview News-Journal
Ambrose contends the judge attached all the by-laws in order only to approve one ... that the bylaws were improperly amended under Robert's Rules of Order. ...

Two Suggestions For Occupy Wall Street
Business Insider
Occupy Wall Street doesn't run by Robert's Rules of Order, but they do run by their own standards and technicalities of debate. This bogs the process down, ...

eSCRIBE Paperless Solutions and Avantage Partners Announce ...
Newswire Today
“eSCRIBE's feature rich product fully aligns with Roberts Rules of Order and automates the entire meeting lifecycle for all users from administrators and ...

The power of girls
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The 1300 voting delegates participated in grass roots democracy –using Roberts Rules of Parliamentary Procedure to debate and vote on amendments to the Girl Scouts Constitution. It's a remarkable example of democracy at work. ...

Author pens rules for meetings
Mississauga
The book critically examines Robert's and Bourinot's Rules of Order, which are used widely in English Canada, as well as Code Morin (from the text ...

ARS seminar offers leadership and financial advice
Armenian Reporter
She also pointed out that the Robert's Rules of Order now has an 11th edition since September. Kristine Keshishian, ARS-WUSA Regional Executive (RE) ...

County Commission adopts redistricting plan
State Gazette
Seward pointed out that according to Robert's Rules of Order, a committee should have one, three, five or seven individuals. Uitendaal suggested that one ...

A night in the park: Occupy Wall Street observed
Aliran Monthly
Its rules are radically different from Roberts Rules of Order and variants derived from it that order decision making through votes (including the cutting ...

Council to address island annexations
Mercury-Register
Meetings are now run according to Robert's Rules of Order, written in 1887 for large parliamentary meetings. According to the staff report, ...

Valley View gets a reprieve at highly charged meeting
Times Herald-Record
Amo and the Legislature's attorney insisted the new vote complied with "Robert's Rules of Order." Two Democrats and Anagnostakis left the table in protest ...

Cream rises to top of retail shop plan
River Falls Journal
... grounded her and exposed her to opportunities for leading, learning “Robert's Rules of Order,” traveling to FFA functions and judging dairy quality. ...

Occupy MLA
Inside Higher Ed
Will consensus decision-making (complete with hand signals) replace Robert's Rules of Order at the MLA's Delegate Assembly? Are tenured faculty members ...

Board of Education Members Cry for Leadership Change
Patch.com
This is clearly a violation of Roberts Rules of Order and Mr. Peck, Board President, new that, however he allowed the attack to continue. ...

Richard White: Is dropping homeowner's insurance coverage a good idea?
Naples Daily News
Some people could say that it is not in accordance with Robert's Rules. However, Robert's says that it would be in accordance with the bylaws. I would add that the statutes override Robert's Rules but you would need to see if your bylaws refer to ...

Column: Some Ipswich Town Meeting terminology
Wicked Local
Ipswich does not use Robert's Rules of Order but Town Meeting Time, which is available in the Ipswich Public Library. Incidentally, Town Meeting Time repeatedly refers to The Body of Liberties, written in 1641 by Ipswich's own Rev. ...

What do the Occupiers want?
CNN (blog)
This strong commitment to direct democracy is exemplified in the way Occupation working groups operate by consensus, in a transparent, non-hierarchical structure, with a sort of 'Robert's Rules of the Occupation' designed to ensure that all voices get ...

New Weston deputy moderator named before Town Meeting
Wicked Local
... Donna VanderClock, to explore changes in the bylaw to clarify and articulate rules for town meeting, including the adoption of “Town Meeting Time” instead of “Robert's Rules of Order” as the guideline for all questions not covered in the bylaws.

Architectural Firm To Study St. Paul's Options
Garden City News
Mayor Brudie argued that according to Robert's Rules of Order, a 2/3 vote would be needed to suspend the procedure. Fishberg said that the Village follows its own set of meeting rules and a majority vote would be needed. ...

SGA violates Open Meeting Act
Daily O'Collegian
The resolution was passed as a special order. The bill was passed through a committee of the whole and then passed by the senate. This is parliamentary procedure under Robert's Rules of Order. However, the Open Meeting Act makes no mention of Robert's ...

New rules for democracy debated at Burlington City Hall
vtdigger.org
Once the comment period ended, the auditorium emptied out and the Council returned to its scheduled business, with a process driven by Robert's Rules of Order. They had already been meeting for more than an hour, at a special City Council work session ...

Arts students vote in favour of November 10 student strike mandate
McGill Daily
Operating under relaxed Robert's Rules, the GA began with a failure to approve a motion to commission a portrait of Karl Marx for the Arts Lounge. The first motion on the agenda, moved by Arts Senator Matthew Crawford and U1 student Molly Swain, ...

Course to teach Roberts Rules of Order
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Hog Heaven Toastmasters Club will host a course on parliamentary procedure (Roberts Rules of Order), to teach how to save time and an organization's resources by having effective business meetings. Toastmasters is offering the free two-hour workshop as ...

Occupy Appleton protesters scale back camping plans
Appleton Post Crescent
It was held with a mix of traditional Robert's Rules of Order and hand signals like "sparkle fingers" as a sign of support. Some group members said they had received threats of physical violence about the weekend's events. Police Capt. ...

Foxworthy emphasizes business experience in bid for Aberdeen mayor seat
Ledger Independent
Foxworthy said if elected, he would adhere as strictly as possible to an agenda prepared before council meetings and conducted using Robert's Rules of Order. Foxworthy has every belief the village, which he said has substantially deteriorated in the ...

Who Gets Your Vote in Ward 1: Daniel Bernheim or A.J. Kait?
Patch.com
Unlike the judiciary which has rules built upon an adversary system, the legislative process is to adhere to Robert's Rules of Order which are designed to foster academic debate. Repeatedly, I have sought to enforce those rules which in turn will ...

Tension lingers over incident between Herkimer Co. legislators
Utica Observer Dispatch
But there are so many political- and gender-based factors in the situation that Lerner would suggest a strict adherence to Robert's Rules of Order when deciding whether Smith can tell Rose that she can't comment on the issue, she said. ...

New Albany council strengthens code enforcement measure
Evening News and Tribune
A prior council adopted Robert's Rules of Order as the guideline for how its meetings are to be conducted, but the proposed amendment would go against those standards. Councilman Dan Coffey said picking and choosing when the body uses Robert's Rules of ...

What democracy looks like ... here
Colorado Springs Independent
Following Robert's Rules of Order, and with one protester acting as a designated referee, the assembly is voting on rules copied directly from Occupy Wall Street's Good Neighbor Policy. Some motions pass easily: calling for the occupation to stay ...

Diane McNally
Victoria Times Colonist
I am well versed in Robert's Rules of Order, as I chaired a large and complex Executive Committee for several years, and have participated in AGMs of several hundred representatives. I have been active in addressing environmental issues for decades. ...

Council bans sale, use of fireworks in Lewiston limits
Lewiston Sun Journal
A section in the city's governing rules, Robert's Rules of Order, does not allow councilors to revote on bans that have failed. On Tuesday, councilors got around that requirement with a 5-2 vote to suspend Robert's Rules for that discussion, ...

It could be the American CIA, the Soviet KGB or the British MI6
Ha'aretz
This constitutes a breach of compartmenting rules prohibiting the use of a first and last name in the same communication in which the code name also appears. To the point: Request your attention to the following questions: b. What is "Robert's" ...

LaBonte ready to transition into Auburn Mayor's chair
Lewiston Sun Journal
"I would expect our first meeting to go over the ground rules in terms of basic decorum, Roberts Rules, and things that are going to be off-limits. The first meeting is, 'here's how we're going to work together.'" Barring a recount in one of the City ...

Who might be in the running for mayor of Anniston?
Anniston Star
“I don't give a hoot or a holler for Robert's Rules of Order,” he said. “But I do think meetings should be conducted by rules and with courtesy.” Former County Commissioner Robert Downing, owner of Downing's General Store downtown, said he has thought ...

Students Call Village Hall 'Meeting' to Order
Patch.com
But after a rundown of Robert's Rules - the body of rules and ethics board members follow - by Village President Daniel J. Staackmann, students were ready to call the meeting to order. Once they read over background information on the Morton Grove Teen ...

Pembroke Special Town Meeting: A look at the 17 articles
Wicked Local
Submitted by moderator Stephen Dodge, this article would amend town bylaws to replace Robert's Rules of Order with a newer version used by the majority of Massachusetts towns. The revised rules are already used unofficially by the town. ...

United Way: Creating a foundation for community leaders
Naples Daily News
As defined in Robert's Rules of Order, the industry manual on parliamentary procedure, assemblies like those described above are more commonly known today as boards. Boards are assigned a particular function by a voting body. ...

SGA updates bylaws from late 1990s
Maroon
To deal with this, the senate was functioning solely off of Robert's Rules of Order, a set of guidelines for parliamentary procedure used across the United States. These new bylaws were passed at the Oct. 11 Senate meeting and are now in effect. ...

Live: Spending a night with Occupy SLC
Salt Lake Tribune
This is Occupy's version of Robert's Rules of Order. A poster at the free school/library tent shows some of the hand signs used for discussions. Upward wiggly fingers mean you agree. Downward wiggly fingers mean you disagree. Forearms crossed in front ...

Select Board draws ire from Run for the Fallen driector
Seacoastonline.com
The issue was closed by Dailey's motion to table the item until the full board is present, but after the meeting Mixon sent out an e-mail and series of text messages referring to the Robert's Rules of Order. "The Charter mandates all meetings are held ...

State adopts new edition of Robert's Rules of Order
Hawaii 24/7 (press release)
The Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians is advising hundreds of the state's community organizations and political parties that the new 11th edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised has officially replaced the 10th edition as the ...

COLUMN: Robert's Rules didn't come from Fireball
Gaston Gazette
Fans think most of the lead changes look as if they are based on Robert's Rules of Order. “Point of parliamentary procedure, Madame Chairman. Might I lead for a lap or two?” “The motion has been made to allow the distinguished gentleman from Missouri ...

Village Minute
TribLocal
Discussion regarding Robert's Rules of Orders as they apply to Village Board Meetings. The Village Attorney reminded the Board that Board Meetings are governed by the State of Illinois Open Meeting Policy and the Village of Lombard Section 30.05 of the ...

Lompico water board votes to censure director
Santa Cruz Sentinel
"We have a problem working with Sherwin Gott," said Rick Harrington, chairman of the board, citing Gott's penchant for ignoring Robert's Rules of Order, making inappropriate comments and contacting vendors and service suppliers without board approval. ...

BOMA nixes SSI buyback
Farragutpress
In keeping with “Robert's Rules of Order,” Alderman Jeff Elliott moved to buyback Social Security; Honken seconded, and the motion was unanimously denied. “Robert's Rules of Order” does not allow negative motions. The Board's vote set in motion the ...

Council votes down fee increase
Danville Commercial News
At the end of the meeting, Black said he'd never seen anyone denied a point of order concerning the rules of parliamentary procedure during a meeting. Under Robert's Rules of Order, rules that govern meetings, the chairman can't advocate for or against ...

Achieving Clarity about the "Occupy" Movement
dagblog (blog)
In the English-speaking world, these procedures are called "Robert's Rules of Order". They work. Why has the Occupy movement deemed it necessary to invent entirely new rules of procedure? The new rules might seem more democratic, but I don't believe ...

School board policy says use Roberts Rules
Winona Post
But talks about operating procedure and “Robert's Rules of Order” didn't touch on whether the board could vote on such discussion items. Instead, Chair Greg Fellman told the board it didn't really have to follow Robert's Rules, that they were simply a ...

It's time to Occupy Brooklyn
BrooklynPapers.com
At the Thursday night meeting, for example, the floor was open to anybody, guided only by a set of rules explained to the group by a faciliator at the beginning of the night — and Robert's Rules these ain't. Facilitators bring up topics and then take ...Down Twinkles: When you want to make the bad things go away.
YouTube
Learn the art of Robert's Rules the Occupy Wallstreet way.

Eldon FFA hopes to fill the shoes of last year's team
Lakenewsonline.com
The textbook members use is Robert's Rules of Order, the authority on parliamentary procedure, all 669 pages. “There's a lot in there,” Farris said of Robert's Rules of Order. “I like it because this (contest) is more like business. ...

OUR VIEW: Define rules for meetings
StandardNet
At a recent meeting, resident Joe Lebi charged that the city is not following a consistent policy for rules. He added that the city does not follow Roberts Rules of Order for public meetings, which he added, leads to "anarchy and chaos. ...
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Achieving Clarity about the "Occupy" Movement
dagblog (blog)
In the English-speaking world, these procedures are called "Robert's Rules of Order". They work. Why has the Occupy movement deemed it necessary to invent entirely new rules of procedure? The new rules might seem more democratic, but I don't believe ...

School board policy says use Roberts Rules
Winona Post
But talks about operating procedure and “Robert's Rules of Order” didn't touch on whether the board could vote on such discussion items. Instead, Chair Greg Fellman told the board it didn't really have to follow Robert's Rules, that they were simply a ...

It's time to Occupy Brooklyn
BrooklynPapers.com
At the Thursday night meeting, for example, the floor was open to anybody, guided only by a set of rules explained to the group by a faciliator at the beginning of the night — and Robert's Rules these ain't. Facilitators bring up topics and then take ...

Down Twinkles: When you want to make the bad things go away.
YouTube
Learn the art of Robert's Rules the Occupy Wallstreet way.

Eldon FFA hopes to fill the shoes of last year's team
Lakenewsonline.com
The textbook members use is Robert's Rules of Order, the authority on parliamentary procedure, all 669 pages. “There's a lot in there,” Farris said of Robert's Rules of Order. “I like it because this (contest) is more like business. ...

OUR VIEW: Define rules for meetings
StandardNet
At a recent meeting, resident Joe Lebi charged that the city is not following a consistent policy for rules. He added that the city does not follow Roberts Rules of Order for public meetings, which he added, leads to "anarchy and chaos. ...

Starting a Farmers' Cooperative Group
HobbyFarms.com
It's also very helpful to establish a format for meetings; Robert's Rules of Order (parliamentary procedure) and similar procedures ensure business matters are attended to. Although lots of farmers have good intentions or are spurred on by big dreams, ...

Jazz Hands and Waggling Fingers: How Occupy Wall Street Makes Decisions
New York Magazine
The use of consensus hand signals can be traced back to Robert's Rules of Order, written by a cranky Civil War general after he was booed out of a Baptist church meeting in 1876. But Robert's venerable rules, although they were good enough for Stringer ...

City Tightens Board Appointee Rules
Patch.com
After a point of order to bring the quasi-informal debate into line with the procedures of Roberts Rules of Order, Solley's motion to pass the measure as written – loosening residency restrictions – was taken up. Soon, At-Large Councilor Kerry Devine's ...

Weldon censured at special meeting
Lebanon Express
According to Robert's Rules of Order, members of a council may be censured for misconduct at meetings, violating confidentiality, moral misconduct outside the meeting, disloyalty and working against the organization, among other things. ...

County Chooses Redistricting Option 4
Newstalk 1450 KBKW
Montesano, WA - After some Robert's Rules confusion, the Grays Harbor County Commissioners today adopted Redistricting Map Proposal Number 4. County Commissioner Herb Welch reluctantly seconded a proposal to adopt number 4, in order, as Council Chair ...

It's like drinking ether
Tbo.com
Just before the vote, Mulhern, who was one casting a negative vote, explained the new edition of Roberts Rules of Order forbids electronic voting. Miranda watched the process on TV at home. "I couldn't believe what I was watching. ...

PICKET:(video) Jazz hands and phrase repetition rule 'occupy' meetings
Washington Times (blog)
Say goodbye to Robert's Rules of Order. Apparently, OWS protesters could not get a sound permit for their long term "occupation" of New York City's financial district, so megaphones and any other kind of electronic voice amplifier cannot be used during ...

Occupy Chicago Protests Gaining Momentum
Huffington Post (blog)
Occupy Chicago has created a parliamentary system vaguely inspired by Robert's Rules of Order. Members vote by raising hands and "stacks" (lines) are formed that allow individuals to voice dissenting opinions, of which there are many. ...

School board receives Robert's Rules refresher
El Defensor Chieftain
After two Socorro Consolidated Schools board members expressed confusion about parliamentary procedure versus Robert's Rules of Order at an August meeting, Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Wilson sought expert advice from Socorro High School's new Ag teacher ...

Mayor Callero Criticizes Actions At Disrupted Meeting
Patch.com
However, the village attorney, Joseph Annunzio, said that Robert's Rules of Order prevented her from explaining why she made the motion, and required the board to vote without discussion. Preston later told Patch she wanted to delay going into closed ...

Tampa council — with Charlie Miranda — moves ahead with partial panhandling ban
Tampabay.com
Mulhern, who told a reporter on Wednesday that she had no problem with Miranda voting by phone, said that after that interview she went to Inkwood Books and bought a brand-new, just-published edition of Robert's Rules of Order, which the council's ...

In surprise, Charlie Miranda expected to vote in person on Tampa panhandling ban
Tampabay.com
Mulhern, who told a reporter on Wednesday that she had no problem with Miranda voting by phone, said that after that interview she went to Inkwood Books and bought a brand-new, just published edition of Robert's Rules of Order, which the council's ...

At large candidates: Need to help pushes Adams
Evansville Courier & Press
"I thought I'd buy them a copy of 'Robert's Rules of Order,' provide a job description and bring them a copy of the job description for a city council member," Adams said. "That way they'll know what the rules and regulations are. ...

Stormy Committee Session Advances House Jobs Bill
OzarksFirst.com
"I'm no Robert's Rules of Order scholar, but I don't think that (hearing) followed any of Robert's Rules of Order," Talboy said. Talboy said he may file a formal protest of the hearing and the way it was run. The protest could lead to the bill being ...

Timmonsville councilman expresses concern over contracts
SCNow
... weren't repeated, one council member tried to revisit the contracts for town administrator Mark Fountain and treasurer Dora Lee even though it violated Robert's Rules of Order, the designated rules of conduct during a council meeting. ...

'Robert' rules Friendswood City Council
Your Houston News
When US Army Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert published his first “Rules of Order” in February 1876, he could not have envisioned they would make such an impact at a Friendswood City Council meeting in 2011. Robert's Rules, along with other rules, ...

Top 10 Reasons To Vote For The Ftr
EastBayRI.com
Fourth – A $40 million budget for 16000 people based on Roberts Rules of Order? Does anyone understand these? Fifth – If you are brave enough to speak at the microphone there is a 50/50 chance you will be ridiculed and booed. Sixth – Insiders who know ...

Michaud leaving public service after 31 years
Morning Sentinel
By Scott Monroe smonroe@mainetoday.com WINSLOW -- Roland Michaud is a stickler for the rules. Robert's Rules of Order, that is. LONGTIME PUBLIC SERVANT: Ronald Michaud poses for a portrait at his Winslow home Wednesday afternoon. ...

West Milford resident attempts to officiate meetings with yellow cards
NorthJersey.com
Use Roberts Rules of Order and follow the rules." Finally, during the Sept. 21 meeting, Steele was critical of the entire council for not disclosing how much money they have taken from PACs controlled by MUA Chairman Carmelo Scangarello, he said. ...

Central district's solvency ratio improves
Clinton Herald
Roberts Rules of Order were established as operating rules with the second Wednesday of the month designated the official meeting day at 6 pm In the construction update, buildings and grounds director Keith Walker said the baseball/softball fields were ...

Pressure to pay bills; meet the deadline makes for stressful time
Chisago County Press
After much debate and an onslaught of personal attacks that caused the Mayor to lay down Roberts Rules of Order to gain control; council adopted its preliminary maximum levy for 2012 at an increase of 7.1 percent. Finance director Richard Hill stressed ...

No More Rambling On
Inside Higher Ed
Robert's Rules of Order, now in its 11th edition, is the how-to manual for any type of parliamentary meeting, and it is often the go-to for faculty senate meetings. According to Robert's Rules, a member may speak twice on any debatable motion on the ...

After Three Walked Out Last Week, Village Board Returns Today
Patch.com
Preston then moved to delay (technically, under Robert's Rules of Order, "place on the table") the motion. Under Robert's Rules, however, no one could ask her why she made that motion, and Village Attorney Joe Annunzio, acting as parliamentarian, ...

School Board OKs raises
Jamestown Sun
This vote came at the end of the meeting, during which numerous motions failed, and Robert's Rules of Order was consulted on amendments, submotions and the way the meeting was run. Robert's Rules is the recognized guide to running meetings and ...

Congress surpasses N.Y. follies
Albany Times Union
The shouting, the insults, the Robert's Rules of Order -- it was like something by Lewis Carroll, with wardrobe by Joseph A. Banks and Ann Taylor. But the end of Washington's latest week of disunion was in some ways worse, because after the debt ...

Town Democrats Honor Halliwell, Buzi's Legacy at Gala
Patch.com
He is the parlimentarian on the council, knowlegable enough with Robert's Rules of Order that Town Council Chairwoman Enid Lipeles checks with him at times to ensure the council is following proper procedures. He has taught science, social studies, ...

Leake's local news prompted agenda rule
Charlotte Observer
But Chair Jennifer Roberts said she's not sure the new rules will lead to drastic changes. Roberts, a Democrat, voted against the new rule, saying she wishes there had been more opportunity for input from the public. She said the proposal came up ...

Debate persists over GOP applications in Upshur County
Longview News-Journal
Opiela said in emails to Findley that the Republican Party of Texas rules do not address selecting a secretary; therefore, local by-laws govern the selection process. “If (local by-laws) do not address this issue, then Robert's Rules would govern,” ...

Your Involvement
Valley City State University
The meetings are run under Robert's Rules of Order, keeping all of the procedures professional and accurate. Decisions are made on a 2/3 majority vote, putting the power in the voice of the students. Our meetings are very similar to other ...

OCAP members gather, set plans for new year
Troy Messenger
OCAP Incorporated Head Start hosted a combination meet-and-greet and training event for Roberts Rules of Order Thursday morning at OCAP in Troy. Harriet McFarland, Head Start director, said the event was an opportunity for the new policy council ...

Brent Symonette did not breach the rules
Bahamas Tribune
The conflict of interest matter came up for the first time in 2001 when PLP Bradley Roberts, MP for Grants Town, brought it to the House of Assembly claiming that Mr Symonette, then chairman of the Airport Authority, had breached the conflict of ...

Niles Village Board Meeting Disintegrates
Journal & Topics Newspapers Online
When Preston was asked why the move to executive session should be tabled, Village Attorney Joe Annunzio interjected saying Robert's Rules of Order mandates no discussion, only an up or down vote on Preston's motion. Annunzio later said Preston could ...

Letter: Public ignored at public meeting
Enterprise-Record
What followed was a very poor demonstration of "Roberts Rules of Order" by the Planning Commission until a member of the city attorney's office finally stepped in to help clean up their actions so they did not put the cart before the horse in the form ...

Attorneys advise city to revote
Evening Observer
"They were right in their comments on Robert's Rules of Order but yet it would affect our interest rate?" he asked. "That doesn't seem to make sense to me. I need to do some homework, do some digging before we proceed." Dolce said the city needs to ...

COLUMN: Perhaps it's my turn to take some heat
Abby News
In the meantime, I am going to find a copy of Roberts Rules of Order, just in case I am successful. After all, it would be unseemly to use 'unparliamentary' language such as “that's stupid” or “don't be an idiot,” since I have been known to utter ...

Citizens Police Review Board decides to adhere to rules of order
Columbia Daily Tribune
Members unanimously agreed that the board should strictly follow Robert's Rules of Order — something it hasn't done so far. But Dowis also suggested having a police officer present during meetings that might elicit passionate comments — in case there ...

Council aims for better service
Savannah Morning News
“One thing I recommend to every council member is to read Robert's Rules of Orders. Brig. Gen. Henry Robert was from my home town of Robertville and he discovered that when he went to run a church meeting, he didn't have enough knowledge of how to make ...

Community remembers Clevenger
Pekin Daily Times
“Dorothy was a parliamentarian and a stickler for rules. She always made sure we followed Robert's Rules of Order. You could always turn to Dorothy and ask her (about the rules) 'can we do that?' It was funny because she was a real stickler for ...

Civil service controversy continues
PNW Local News
A June vote is pertinent because if a vote was taken and McKinney was on the losing side, then it's a violation for McKinney to re-introduce the motion according to Robert's Rules of Order, which govern commission procedures. ...

A Reyes Adobe Days Rap at City Council Meeting
Patch.com
By Stan Parker There may not be a section of Robert's Rules of Order that governs presentations in song-and-dance format, but that didn't stop Nick Newkirk, recreation supervisor, and Jacob Broyles, recreation coordintor, from breaking out into a ...

Curfew still up in the air as Mayor Sam Jones, others, question voting procedure
al.com (blog)
Rossler initially agreed, but changed his mind after checking Robert's Rules of Order, the council's play book for procedure. When an ordinance is amended, that amended ordinance replaces the original, according to Rossler. So when the amended curfew ...

Jackie O's old fashioned views heard
Worcester Telegram
She probably could have sat in the West Wing and read from Robert's Rules of Order. It wouldn't have mattered. Flash forward to 2011. This time, it was the daughters of those women who sat transfixed before their television sets. ...

Crime package vote could return next week
WALA-TV FOX10
The council meetings follow Roberts Rules of Order, which require a vote on the original agenda item once the amendments are dealt with. The heated debate over the amendments to the curfew and the baggy pants ordinances went on for hours Tuesday. ...

Teen curfew vote is dead after some procedural confusion
al.com
Jim Rossler, the City Council attorney, initially agreed, but later changed his mind after rereading Robert's Rules of Order, the council's playbook for ...

Mobile curfew not quite dead; procedural foulup will lead to new vote
al.com
Lambert said that, according to Robert's Rules of Order, Jones' ordinance should have been voted on in its original form after Copeland's amended version ...

Empowering the school community
Iowa City Press Citizen
First of all, standard school district governance relies on state and federal statutes and Robert's Rules of Order. We do not need policy after policy to ...

One more look at vote on council member's 'Hitler' remarks
OCRegister
Here's the answer I got from Maria Huizar, clerk of the council: "We followed protocol as required in Robert's Rules of Order. See description below: "8. ...

Alliance gets to work on Frederick's Golden Mile
Frederick News Post
The group settled on saying in the bylaws that Robert's Rules of Order will be a guide but not a hard-and-fast rule. Board members' terms will be for two ...

A 'No-Show' Leesburg Town Council work session canceled
Loudoun Times-Mirror
According to the Roberts Rules of Order which Leesburg Town Council follows, “The majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum. ...

A Simple Clarification To Tiverton Financial Town Referendum Misconception
Patch.com
Then, on that day, we get three surprise amendments from the floor, which the few hundred voters who actually show up must consider amidst shouts, sneers, procedural manipulation, obscure debates about Robert's Rules, and a constant reminder that there ...

What's in a word? Sometimes too much.
Bluffton News Banner
I've seen his students' demonstration of Roberts Rules of Order. Pretty impressive. It's really a crying shame that any disparaging remarks get directed ...

9/11 A DECADE LATER A passion for feuding
Chicago Tribune
Surely, you saw professors playing it close to the rule book — "Robert's Rules of Order" — and maybe just over the line. Remember what coach Vince Lombardi ...

Richard White: Condo ownership not requirement for serving on board
TCPalm
Many people will say that Roberts Rules that says they do not vote except to break a tie. It has been misread in Roberts Rules that the president votes only to break ties. To the contrary, the Florida statutes say that directors must vote on motions at ...

Local FFA steps onto national stage
PennLive.com
... diligently work to learn the many sections of the 704-page Robert's Rules of Order. “We each have individual sections of the text to study,” said Kiner. ...

Letter: All workers have a voice in union
Wausau Daily Herald
As to Molling's claim that he had no voice in his union, all union meetings are run according to Robert's Rules of Order. It's the law! ...

Paving Project Delayed Again
Mountain News
Some concerns had arisen, President Goss said, over Robert's Rules of Order. The question was whether a special committee should address these or whether it ...

Middle school principals approved
The Daily Advertiser
In his request for a legal opinion, Awbrey wrote that Beasley's motion clashed with Robert's Rules of Order. "It's my opinion that this committee could not ...

City school lauded
Attleboro Sun Chronicle
The state report also faulted the school committee, citing conflict among committee members and failure to consistently follow Roberts Rules of Order and ...

A deeply divided Common Council voted Tuesday to continue the ...
The Sheboygan Press
15 when Ryan's defiant and aggressive interjections drew criticism for violating Robert's Rules of Order, which bar chairmen from taking sides. ...

Lafayette school board vote questioned
Daily Comet
In his request for a legal opinion, Awbrey also claims that Beasley's motion conflicts with Robert's Rules of Order. While substitute motions are allowed, ...

Junior Board gives thousands to preserve history
The Augusta Chronicle
Kelly said the historian makes the scrapbook for that year, and the parliamentarian makes sure every meeting goes by Roberts Rules of Order. ...

New HOA president faces problems
Las Vegas Review-Journal
He refuses to conduct himself in a proper manner under Roberts Rules of Order. It is very obvious that he strongly dislikes me personally. Sam is an 82-year-old man who has been on the board for many years. I am not sure how to address this problem. ...

HOA Files: The HOA president
Summit Daily News
By Murray Bain The presiding officer of the association, according to Roberts Rules of Order on parliamentary procedure, takes its name from the “officer's station in the hall from which he or she presides.” “The chair refers to the person in a meeting ...

Pope County Quorum Court passes Capstone appeal ordinance
Russellville Courier
“The reason for that, according to “Robert's Rules of Order,” which is the rules of order this court has adopted, is because the presiding officer of this meeting is required to be impartial.” Later, in response to Hampton's comment, Gibson asked Pope ...

Wilson on seating: There need to be rules
The University of Alabama Crimson White
AJ Collins, chief of staff for the legislative branch, informed Jones that if the committee was operating under Robert's Rules of Order, ...

Tribal Chief Election A Week Away
WTOK
It is however disappointing that Phyliss and Kevin did not excuse themselves from the vote as the should have, in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order.

Anderson and Bremer at it again
Colorado Springs Independent (blog)
3) My understanding, after consulting with a parliamentarian and others more knowledgeable about Robert's Rules and the by-laws is that there is no precedent anywhere to allow for a meeting once called to be officially cancelled. ...

Why the Iowa Straw Poll Is Like a High School Election
Huffington Post
From a political system perspective, Robert's Rules of Order puts it best by stating these types of straw polls are "meaningless and dilatory" (Read the ...

Asmar Muhammad
Hollywood Reporter
Robert's rules of order, and common sense. • Many SAG members don't work as SAG actors in any given year. Does this make SAG politics more contentious or ...

Union Local Repeals 'Pay To Participate'
Wheeling News Register
Tense discussions about Robert's Rules of Order and Union Local Board of Education policy resulted Thursday in the repeal of the district's controversial ...

Letter: Unions can teach Tea Party a lesson in democracy
St. Augustine Record
You see, along with being strict adherers to Robert's Rules of Order, labor unions are a democracy. On Wednesday, arguing against the coup d'état, ...

Code of conduct editorial missed an important point
St. George Daily Spectrum
Besides our city council follows Robert's Rules of Order, which has explict guidelines to protect our council meetings from getting out of hand.