Week 2 in Review!

If you are reading this, congratulations! You made it to week two of the Fall 2018 #AgEdParli course! If you are reading this and have not seen the "Welcome to #AgEdParli!" or "Wednesday Words of the Week!" blogs, I would strongly encourage you to hop on over and take a look at those blogs to get some prior knowledge! If you have gotten this far and have no idea what Parliamentary Procedure is, you're about to learn, so buckle up! 

This week, we covered some incredibly important topics, including the fundamental rules and basic characteristics of parliamentary procedure. We also discussed the hierarchy of rules, the difference between meeting and session, quorum, and the order of business. 

To begin, there are 4 fundamental rules of parliamentary procedure. 

Numero Uno: Focus on one item at a time.

Nummer Zwei: Extend courtesy to everyone.

Numé Trois: Observe that the majority rules.

Number Four: Respect the minority.

These rules are important to ensure that meetings run efficiently and respectfully.

Next are the 10 basic characteristics!

~A Quorum Must Be Present to Conduct Business

~Rights of the Organization > Rights of Individual Members

~Once a Motion is Decided, it, or one Like it May Not Be Brought Up at the Same Meeting

~Debatable Motions Must Receive Full Debate

~Majority (rocks and) Rules

~Personal Remarks are Always Out of Order

~One Question, One Speaker at a Time

~All Members and Their Rights are Equal

~Silence=Consent

~2/3 Vote Rule

Hierarchy of Rules:

Federal, State, Local Statute

Corporate Charter or Articles of Incorporation

Parent Organization Charter or Bylaws

Bylaws or Constitution

Special Rules of Order

Rules of Order

Standing Rules

Job Descriptions

Policy Manual

Custom (Unwritten Procedure)                                                                                                                                      

Weekly Wisdom:  

A Session Always Consists of Meetings

But

Every Meeting is not Part of a Session

*Can someone comment below what the 7 types of meetings are? 

Order of Business: 

Reading and Approval of Minutes
Reports of Officers and Standing Committees

Reports of Special Committees

Special Orders

Unfinished Business

New Business

Thank you for reading! Tune in next week, and bring your scuba gear because we are deep diving into bylaws!