There is no doubt that Roberts' Rules does not adequately cover
asynchronous electronic meetings. Rather than reinvent the wheel,
it would make sense to study and possibly adopt the American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association electronic meetings procedure. One key
way that the ASLHA procedure differs is that the resolutions
committee (parliamentarian?) determines the timeline for discussion
and voting on each resolution when it is introduced. In addition to
the MAIN motion, SECONDARY motions may also be allowed.
I agree that the current system is quite limiting, however I also
feel that having multiple motions being debated simultaneously may
significantly diminish the quality of the debate and cause
confusion. I file all AISDiscuss mail in one folder. As I count it,
there are at least 4 topics being discussed today. Oy vey!
Submitted by your Organizational Gadfly, aka Dennis Hager
----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Stahly"
<hlstahly@umich.edu>
To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] the rule of "only one motion under
discussion at any one time"
Hello,
I have 2 cents' (or maybe only 1 cent's) worth to throw in on this
subject.
The limitation, only one motion at a time on the floor, probably
stems from Roberts' Rules. There is no reason that AIS must
follow this rule, although it makes much sense when conducting
business in a general meeting. Conducting business
electronically is quite a different type of reality, where
discussants are widely separated and it is impossible to have the
immediacy that face to face put-and-take discussion provides. So
a two week discussion period makes a lot of sense in electronic
meeting. But why only one motion at a time? Allowing an
unlimited number would certainly lead to confusion; but a
reasonable few motions, say limited to 4 to 6 or so, would be
entirely within the capability of board members to keep clearly
separate in their thinking and discussion.
AIS bylaws state that Roberts' Rules prevail in situations where
AIS rules, bylaws or standing rules, do not apply. There is also
in AIS bylaws a provision that specifically stipulates that the
officers and directors have total authority in conducting the
affairs of the society. I see no reason that the board can not
adopt a standing rule that allows greater freedom in the number
of motions that can be on the floor in electronic conducting of
business. The one-at-a-time rule, applied with a reasonable
period necessary for complete discussion, seriously limits the
amount of business that can be conducted electronically.
I hope this is something that the board can consider sometime in
the not too distant future.
Best wishes to all of you,
Hal Stahly
On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Michelle Snyder wrote:
John,
If you are really making a new motion it can not be intertained
until the period for voting on the existing motion has ceased
which won't be until April 5.
Michelle
On 3/30/2010 8:03 AM, John I Jones wrote:
I move that the AIS immediately stop offering multiple year
Irisregister subscriptions.
John
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