Robert's Rules Basics at SFSS Meetings — Transcript

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1. 0:00at the sfss we rely on Robert's Rules of
2. 0:03Order to ensure that all meetings run
3. 0:05effectively this video will go through
4. 0:07the basics of Robert's Rules and how
5. 0:09they work to make meetings more
6. 0:11efficient to keep meetings on track all
7. 0:14orders of business are organized in an
8. 0:16agenda that lists the various items that
9. 0:18will be discussed at the beginning of
10. 0:20our meetings members will vote on the
11. 0:22adoption of this agenda only after the
12. 0:25agenda is adopted can the meeting
13. 0:27proceed at the core of Robert's Rules is
14. 0:30the creation of motions which are formal
15. 0:32proposals for an organization's
16. 0:33membership to take a stance or take
17. 0:35action on a certain
18. 0:37issue to make a motion you must first
19. 0:39obtain the floor to do so you must wait
20. 0:42for the chairperson to call on you after
21. 0:44the last speaker has
22. 0:46spoken when making a motion ensure that
23. 0:48it is clear concise and stated in the
24. 0:51affirmative this is not the time to
25. 0:53elaborate on your motion or try to
26. 0:54motivate for it you will get the
27. 0:56opportunity to justify your motion
28. 0:58during the discussion period period
29. 1:01however before discussion can begin
30. 1:03another individual must second your
31. 1:04motion otherwise it is lost note you
32. 1:08don't have to be in support of a motion
33. 1:10in order to Second it seconding simply
34. 1:12means that you would like to see further
35. 1:14debate and discussion
36. 1:16happen if your motion has been moved and
37. 1:18seconded it is placed before members for
38. 1:21consideration and debate the Mover is
39. 1:23always allowed to speak first and is
40. 1:25given the opportunity to justify their
41. 1:27motion during discussion only one
42. 1:30speaker may speak at a
43. 1:32time at any point during the discussion
44. 1:35an individual can move to amend or
45. 1:37modify a motion saying I move to amend
46. 1:41the motion followed by the changes they
47. 1:43wish to make after all discussion and
48. 1:46Amendments have taken place members will
49. 1:48vote by a show of hands whether or not
50. 1:50they support the motion if the majority
51. 1:52of members vote Yes then the motion
52. 1:54passes