Parliamentary Procedure News Update
Jim Slaughter, JD, CPP-T, PRP
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09/05/2008
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An Analysis Of DRPA's?Response Evening Bulletin - Philadelphia,PA,USA DRPA responded by providing Roberts Rules of Order, stating that "Robert's Rules contains a discussion of 'equivalent terms' focusing on 'adopt,' 'accept' ... Airport Authority has been mired in conflict for years Parliamentary Procedure Workshop from Isle City BPW Putnam's Answer Man won't be taking questions much longer Dumfries police move still undecided Politicker NH - NH,USA Open government requires an elimination of earmarks, and a demand the Congress follow a simple Roberts Rules of Order when it comes to emergency legislation ... Tracing Tracy Territory Tracy Press - Tracy,CA,USA Vern was an expert on Roberts Rules of Order and could have shed some light on this issue. And those are my word-usage gripes for this week. ... Joe Kollin | CONDOS/HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA A. Robert's Rules of Order states the minutes should record what was "done" at the meeting, not what was "said" by the members. In other words, the minutes ... Joe Kollin | CONDOS/HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA A. Robert's Rules of Order states the minutes should record what was "done" at the meeting, not what was "said" by the members. In other words, the minutes ... Congregations need to rediscover their spiritual centers Episcopal News Service - New York,NY,USA ... at the end of their terms they frequently went away disappointed because they had experienced only a secular "Roberts Rules of Order" mentality. ... Editorial: Suffering suffrage - let's not return to the past Camp Verde Bugle - Camp Verde,AZ,USA Their reasoning was that it would be more efficient, would follow a strict interpretation of Roberts Rules of Order, and because that was the way it was ... Downscaled council would offer savings Lindsay Daily Post - Lindsay,Canada A close acquaintance with the Roberts Rules of Order would make deliberations easier. Once in office, these people will have seemingly unlimited information ... Elco rebuffs second-opinion offer Lebanon Daily News - Lebanon,PA,USA According to Roberts Rules of Order, which the board follows, if someone wants to place a motion on the agenda after the agenda is set, he must ask the ... Council refuses to limit mayor's voting Camp Verde Bugle - Camp Verde,AZ,USA Mayor Gioia said he felt if Smith wanted a strict interpretation of the Robert's Rules of Order that they would also have to eliminate any public opinion ... TV's new hit: `School Board Soap Opera' MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA Board Chairman Agustín Barrera and board member Ana Rivas Logan have sparred over Roberts Rules of Order. And, of course, there is the constant exchange of ... New rancor in Crew drama MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA According to Robert's Rules of Order, a motion to adjourn must be made by the member who has the floor. Also, board protocol calls for the full board to ... Tempers flare at School Board meeting; one member storms out MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA Then, a fuming Stinson jumped out of his chair, adjourned the meeting and stormed out -- breaking Robert's Rules of Order which call for another board ... Holts Summit council discuss Hibernia Street, Lake Park issues Fulton Sun - MO, USA During the work session following the meeting, Mayor James Washington passed out a copy of the section of Robert's Rules of Order he said would have been ... In Dunedin, runaway meeting is full of rancor Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA Decorum and Robert's Rules of Order flew out the window as commissioners talked to each other across the mayor. One commissioner repeatedly argued with the ... County P&Z recommends denial of rodeo arena zone change Valencia County News Bulletin - Belen,NM,USA At that time, Commissioner Preston Roberts pointed out that under Roberts Rules of Order, the commission chair could call for a vote and suggested doing so. ... The Open Web Foundation is Open for Business OStatic - San Francisco,CA,USA ... source’ implementation of Roberts Rules for distributed, asynchronous groups that other global and transparent projects could use and contribute to." Intense Bowen ousted by school broad Lake Villa Review - Lake Villa,IL,USA He was victim of a 2-2 vote -- which is a no vote according to Robert's Rules -- and lost his coaching position at the high school. ... Move of Dumfries police finally cleared Inside NoVA - Prince William,VA,USA Eventually, it was Robert's Rules of Order that rendered the matter moot, preventing or making it difficult for it to be reconsidered or rescinded. ... Frustration about agenda spills over at meeting Chetek Alert - WI, United States He made a motion to suspend Robert's Rules of Order for two hours in order to examine published county board agendas from 2007 and to edit the published ... Frustration about agenda spills over at meeting Chetek Alert - WI, United States He made a motion to suspend Robert's Rules of Order for two hours in order to examine published county board agendas from 2007 and to edit the published ... Broad, Accomack's $50-per-month parliamentarian, sets his retirement Tasley Eastern Shore News - Tasley,VA,USA ... the vanguard of procedure -- sometimes saying little for months on end, but never hesitating to clean up a sloppy following of Robert's Rules of Order. ... Consideration of County Protocol Manual delayed Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA He said Monday that the "Roberts Rules of Order" provided for this, but at Tuesday's meeting City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman said that the mayor or a ... YOUR VIEW: Miller provides balance Westport schools need SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA By RICHARD BOTELHO At my first meeting of the School Committee in our town of Westport, I was handed a book of Robert's Rules. I was told that this is how ... Community calendar Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA Old Pueblo Parliamentarians — City Council Ward 6 office, 3202 E. First St. Robert's Rules of Order and other related subjects on how to conduct business ... Sales-tax hike to get vote tonight Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA Fuentes said bringing back the vote is allowed under the "Roberts Rules of Order" based on a technicality. The city manager had previously believed that ... P&Z commissioner resigns before expected BOS action Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman,AZ,USA In a subsequent interview, Hamlyn contended that the April election had not followed Robert's Rules of Order and that it had been two other commissioners, ... Grayslake Central boys coach Waukegan News Sun - Waukegan,IL,USA Can't the School Board even follow Robert's Rules; do they know what Robert's Rules are? By Ashamed to live in Grayslake on July 18, 2008 2:01 PM I am at a ... Payne Springs Council discusses voter fraud High bid policy’s such a low blow York County Coast Star - Kennebunk,ME,USA It's also evident that a town meeting, operating under the Roberts Rules of Order, can get tangled up with amendments to amendments of amendments that can ... Commissioners choose Searcy to lead them for next year Columbus Local News - Columbus,OH,USA While Balombin noted that the discussion didn't follow Robert's Rules of Order, Gawronski took the opportunity to express his appreciation for the ... Dupree back on superintendent list in Monroe Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA In making the request, called a "matter of personal privilege" according to Robert's Rules of Order, McFarland, the board parliamentarian, precluded the ... OUTRAGE OVER AAC ''WHITE DEMOCRATS'' REMARK, WEEK OF JULY 10-16, 2008 Wilmington Journal - Wilmington,NC,USA ... and misinterpretations, of the group’s bylaws - which even Chairman Meek called “ambiguous at best” - and standard Roberts Rules of Order, ... County bike trail is making progress WCHS - charleston,WV,USA Board man called for Robert's Rules of order so she could call for an emergency meeting to deal with pay increases Wolfe approved for the city's department ... [ELD] Triennial Episcopal Youth Event builds relationships for ... Worldwide Faith News (press release) - New York,NY,USA I welcome that change, to the extent that it gives greater voice to bishops who do not speak Robert's Rules of Order as a second language or who are shy. ... Your Vents: Monday, July 14, 2008 Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA I assure you Ms. Rector that knowing Roberts Rules of Order will do little good with your new colleagues. * In Kanawha County when garbage has not been ... GP Councilors Discuss City Committee Structures KAJO - Grants Pass,OR,USA Fellow Councilor Jeff Hyde said the committees should be formalized, with official chairpersons, and that they should follow Robert's Rules of Order when ... Feud turns into heated race for supervisor in Thetford Township ... The Flint Journal - MLive.com - Flint,MI,USA "Meetings should run according to Robert's Rules of Order. I have experience with that through the Eagles. I would immediately appoint a parliamentarian and ... Altemus' travels are for the good of the county Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA These meetings provide training and education for board members in running effective meetings, "Roberts Rules of Order," Virginia's Freedom of Information ... Right way to run a meeting Washington Observer Reporter - Washington,PA,USA Supervisors Chairman Donald Winkler, in keeping with Robert's Rules of Order, asks for a first and then a second on each motion before opening the agenda ... Council approves new sign ordinance draft Villager - Houston,TX,USA “Roberts Rules of Order require an objection at the time of the vote and no one objected.” When asked why he did not object to the vote at last month’s ... YOUR OPINION: Selectman should own his own responsibility The Patriot Ledger - Quincy,MA,USA Per the guidelines that many municipal meetings work by, Roberts Rules of Order, if a member has a direct interest in a motion under consideration not ... Erie County's 16 villages should merge with their towns, says ... Buffalo News - NY, United States Witnessing those local meetings, formal affairs that follow Robert's Rules of order, is akin to traveling back to the age of horse-drawn carriages, ... Jackson County politics: grade school with more lawsuits Pitch Weekly - Kansas City,MO,USA I wanted to tell him that Robert's Rules of Order was a manual, not a guide to life. Stringfield also ran with the sort of folks who pay their own money to ... County Commission wants more time to review draft Protocol Manual Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA Hunewill also said when she was elected almost 10 years ago when she talked about Roberts Rules of Order use in meetings, she was told the board didn't ... Utica board should change its pattern Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA What’s needed: Board follows Roberts Rules of Order and members act with more decorum. Raise an issue, discuss it for a short period of time, and then vote. ... Barr: 'No choice' but to close Funkstown bridge Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA Barr's abstention was allowed under Robert's Rules of Order, which note that a chairman is "entitled" to vote but not required to do so. ... NMB citizens expect better from council MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA You should blame the mayor for also not knowing or wishing to ignore Robert's Rules of Order. For the last three years, Mayor Raymond Marin has totally ... We Are Not Properly Following Robert's Rules Of Order The Onion (satire) - New York,NY,USA I speak, of course, of Robert's Rules Of Order, the definitive handbook of parliamentary procedure, which has guided deliberative bodies worldwide since ... Transit candidate on a roll? BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States How will he learn Roberts Rules of Order?!)! What Reilly has is an issue — mass transit — that he thinks he can ride all the way to City Hall (unlike, ... Open Letter to Lawrence Lessig & Joe Trippi OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA ... along with Robert's Rules of Order, and document them carrying out of the convention clause of Article V--to capture hours of tape, which could then be ... Falmouth selectman chided for restricting his voting on board Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA Mustafa also defended his position by saying he is simply adhering to Robert's Rules of Order, which state the chair does not have to vote in every ... Bloomington High team competes in leadership championships Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA Township resident Ernie Manoleas, who is running for trustee, moved that the township adopt Robert's Rules of Order to govern meetings in order to foster ... E-mail offers a glimpse of council tension SunJournal.com (subscription) - Lewiston,ME,USA Often, Lewiston's numerous e-mail debates eschew Roberts Rules of Order in favor of the flame war format. In one exchange, over why money for a Kennedy Park ... Orange's Campaign Finance Fight Survives Rule Flap Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA So Morrison warned that any motion to pass election rules in Orange might violate Robert's Rules of Order, a standard procedure for running meetings. ... Feelings run high in city clerk case The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA When the aldermen forget to follow Robert's Rules of Order, it's usually Johnson who corrects them. "No one works harder than Carol Johnson," said |