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| D'Errico the Dictator |
On a point of order, I informed President D'Errico that according to "Roberts Rules of Order," a motion that has been previously defeated, can be brought up again at the next meeting, as new, if the meeting is a different session, which is the normal situation.
D'Errico would not accept this ruling and denied a new motion for a copy of the meeting minutes.
The motion for the meeting minutes was previously defeated at the October 15, meeting and at the November 15, meeting D’Errico, used trickery and violated the UBC Constitution to prevent a vote on the motion.
I appealed D'Errico's decision and he would not accept an appeal. He stated "he's done with this issue and go file a complaint."
According to "D'Errico's Rules of Order" a defeated motion stays defeated for eternity and there is no appealing it. In other words a decision of members at one meeting binds the decision of the members at a future meeting.
I searched Amazon to get a copy of this new book of rules and could not find it listed. I tried searching D'Errico's Rules of Order, D'Errico For Dummies, New Rules by D'Errico, D'Errico Made Easy, D'Errico and Spencer Perfect Together and found Nothing, Nada, Zip, Zero, Zilch.
Can someone please help me and let me know where I can get a copy of the new rule book.
I appealed D'Errico's decision and he would not accept an appeal. He stated "he's done with this issue and go file a complaint."
ReplyDeleteGOD HELP YOUR CRED IF YOU DON'T FILE IT !
“If a motion has been defeated, can it be brought up again at the next meeting?”
ReplyDeleteThis has been a question that has come up a number of times. Many members feel that if you decide on something at a meeting you can’t bring it up again at another meeting. But the real answer is - YES, you can. If the meeting is a different session, which is the normal situation, (in other than legislative bodies), you can definitely bring up a defeated motion at the next meeting. For example we have had motions that have been defeated at our national convention and provincial conferences and have been brought up again at subsequent meetings. There is nothing wrong with that. Just because at one meeting the members in attendance did not approve of the motion doesn’t mean it can never come up again.
Circumstances may change, finances may improve or decrease or the members in attendance at a future meeting may have a different opinion. A decision of members at one meeting cannot bind the decision of the members at a future meeting or else there would be no point in holding future meetings!
"Go file a complaint" must mean UBC charges. Go get them.
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