I was wondering if motions that had
passed
during a previous Executive boards rein,
do
these carry over to the new presiding
officers? Do motions bind the hands
of a new body after an election? I would
thing by-law changes would but I am
uncertain about motions?
The Great Motion Expiration Swindle
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 08:37 AM
I was wondering if motions that had passed during a previous Executive boards rein, do these carry over to the new presiding officers? Do motions bind the hands of a new body after an election? I would thing by-law changes would but I am uncertain about motions?
Can someone advise and reference where it may or may not support the expunging of previous sessions passed motions?
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 08:45 AM
"Unless an adopted main motion specifies a time for the termination of its effect, it continues in force until it is rescinded." (RONR 11th ed., p. 111, ** footnote)
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 08:57 AM
jknox65, on 28 Jan 2015 - 08:37 AM, said:
Do motions bind the hands of a new body after an election?
No. The board is free to rescind (or otherwise amend) motions previously adopted by the board (assuming, of course, that the actions authorized by the motions have not been completed). There is no "expunging".
It's best not to think of "the old board" and "the new board". It's just "the board" (with occasional changes in membership).
Everything I know about RONR I learned from Mr. Mountcastle. And everything he knows about RONR he learned from this forum.
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 01:51 PM
No, they don't bind the hands of a future body any more than they bind the hands of the current body.
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"Unless an adopted main motion specifies a time forthe termination of its effect, it continues in force untilit is rescinded." (RONR 11th ed., p. 111, ** footnote)
Now it IS possible that Mr Knox made this inquiry and never told the Executive Board the result.
They might actually believe what they are saying
But it is EQUALY True that what they are saying is
NOT True,
A very interesting quesiton would be who if anyone TOLD them this preposterous pile of bunk that they keep using to justify ILLEGAL Actions.
PS got another letter while I was away from my anonymous adimirer, We will look at their last attempts at correspondence hilarity after we deal wiith a few other issues
Such as Breaches of the County Constitution and ByLaws by the current Exective Board and Parliamentarian.
Updated: Wednesday, 27 May 2015 2:59 AM CDT
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