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Posts Tagged ‘appeal’

Mischievous troublemaker vs. pedantic stickler

By Ann Macfarlane | June 18, 2021

Dear Dinosaur: At our church council meetings, the chair calls for the vote by saying, “All those in favor, please raise your right hand.” One of our members raises his…

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Disruptive members derailing your Zoom meetings? Use these rules!

By Ann Macfarlane | May 24, 2021

A client is running Zoom meetings for 300-400 members. Not surprisingly, the meetings are challenging! People fail to follow common courtesy, Points of Order are rife, sometimes discourse collapses. It…

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Minor mistakes in Robert’s Rules don’t invalidate action

By Ann Macfarlane | December 18, 2020

A recent news report described how a school board, realizing that no one had seconded the motion they approved, went back at the next meeting and voted on it again.…

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How to be objective about subjective comments

By Ann Macfarlane | September 28, 2020 | 4

  What can you do when your colleagues on a board or council say things that you find offensive? What if they are making subjective statements that hurt your feelings?…

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What are the 11 duties of the chair?

By Ann Macfarlane | July 23, 2018

Under Robert’s Rules of Order, the chair of a meeting has 11 duties. These duties are listed in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition, the only official and…

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When the chair is a bully or out of line

By Ann Macfarlane | June 28, 2016

What can you do when the chair is a bully, or out of line? Unfortunately, sometimes the chair lets their position go to their head. We outlined some basic principles…

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Keep the chair in line using appeal

By Ann Macfarlane | February 22, 2016 | 6
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Updated July 22, 2021 The “motion to appeal” is one of the least-known motions in Robert’s Rules of Order, and the most powerful. All of us are very familiar with…

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