[wplug-board] Business meeting procedure

[Mathieu Dube]

Im sorry I couldnt make it I was sick yesterday I stayed in bed.

Im still sick.

I apologize.

-m
On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 08:49:53PM -0600, Vance Kochenderfer wrote:
> Since Mathieu will have to fill in for Mike as chair tomorrow, I was
> going to send this just to him, but thought it might be worthwhile to
> have it documented here on the mailing list for reference.  Here's a
> brief rundown of the order of business for the member portion of the
> meeting.  For the complete details, refer to pp. 340-360 in Robert's
> Rules of Order Newly Revised, 10th edition.
> 
> 1. Reading and approval of minutes
>    Since the draft minutes have been distributed beforehand, the chair
>    can simply ask if there are any corrections.  (Note that the
>    minutes must be read if any member demands it.)  Then the chair can
>    simply declare the minutes approved as read (or corrected).
> 
> 2. Reports of officers, board, and standing committees
>    a. Chair
>    b. Vice-Chair
>    c. Secretary
>    d. Treasurer
>    e. Director-at-Large
>    f. Board
>       Any important action by the board is reported here.
>    g. Internet Committee
>       Sometimes there are announcements to be made regarding the wiki
>       or mailing lists here.  Otherwise, skip.
>    h. Program Committee
>       Usually we announce coming events, or any changes to the future
>       schedule.
>    i. Investigating Committee
>    j. Newsletter Committee
>    k. Public Relations Committee
>       Usually nothing to report for these three - if you haven't heard
>       from the committee in question that they want to make a report,
>       just skip them.
> 
> 3. Reports of special (select or ad hoc) committees
>    a. ErieLUG Revival Committee
>       Usually nothing to report here.
>    b. Wilkins School Networking Committee
>    c. Homewood Lab Committee
>       May be some activity to report for these two, especially if they
>       want to solicit volunteers to help.
> 
> 4. Special orders
>    Almost never anything under this heading, in which case it can be
>    skipped.  Exceptions are that nominations and elections are treated
>    as special orders.
> 
> 5. Unfinished business and general orders
>    These are items that were postponed from a previous meeting.  There
>    never seems to be anything under this heading, in which case it can
>    be simply skipped.
> 
> 6. New Business
>    This is where any new motions can be made.
> 
> Once we've reached the end of the meeting, the chair simply asks if
> there is any further business.  Hearing no answer, he says, "Since
> there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned."
> 
> Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
> vkochend at nyx.net          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger
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