“Making a Motion: Infographic: What making a main motion looks like during a meeting.” ManagingYourChurch posted this infographic by Sarah E. Merkle.
Category: parliamentary procedure
“Why You Should Remove Certain Reports from Your Meeting Agenda: And how to find which ones don’t need to be presented.”
“Why You Should Remove Certain Reports from Your Meeting Agenda: And how to find which ones don’t need to be presented.” Sarah E. Merkle has some great tips on saving time in meetings here on ChurchLaw&Tax.
1735 Authority to enter contracts
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5686206/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]How do you know whether a representative has the authority to enter into an agreement on behalf of an organization? In short, the governing documents and resolutions of the board of directors can authorize a representative. But many organizations are not careful with following these formalities. Josh discusses what can go wrong when they don’t, using the case discussed in this post as an example.
1728 Whether and How to Act without Meeting
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5526966/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]In most jurisdictions, to do business in an organization requires either a meeting or a unanimous written consent. In this episode, Josh discusses some of the reasons religious groups might not allow decision-making without a meeting, the minimum requirements of a meeting, and how to act without meetings, namely through unanimous written consent.
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1727 Should Consensus Be in Our Governing Documents?
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5527010/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]Consensus is a noble goal in leading organizations to action. But when organizations require consensus, it can lead to a different kind of tyranny when one dissenter stands in the way of doing anything. Josh shares some thoughts about how best to value consensus without requiring it in governing documents.
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1713 Reasons Not to Use Robert’s Rules
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5215396/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]While I advise to use the current edition of Robert’s Rules and explained several reasons in the last episode, there are also good reasons to use a different parliamentary authority. Here are three: Continue reading “1713 Reasons Not to Use Robert’s Rules”