Membership Requirements
True or False – At the conclusion of a member’s third consecutive term, they are able to immediately reapply for membership.
What is False? The member has to be off the council for a year before they may reapply.
This standing committee determines, if necessary, conflict of interest policy violations.
What is Membership?
This “orientation” must be attended by members during their first term.
What is New Member Orientation?
The number of standing committees a member must actively participate in.
What is one?
A standard for facilitating discussion and group decision-making. These are designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to participate and to share ideas in an orderly manner in a formal group/meeting setting.
What are Robert’s Rules of Order?
A quorum shall exist if a minimum of more than _____% of voting membership is present for the first vote of the meeting and that quorum shall remain for the rest of the meeting.
What is 50%?
This standing committee Identifies and recruit key stakeholders.
What is Community Engagement?
Members are required to attend at least ____% of Council meetings held in a calendar year.
75%
***DAILY DOUBLE***
In addition to the three Community Co-chairs, there’s also a Co-chair from this department.
What is the Health Department/MDHHS?
To introduce a new piece of business or propose a decision or action under Robert’s Rules of Order.
After a response has been given, feel free to share the following: A motion must be made by a group member (“I move that…”). A second motion must then also be made (raise your hand and say, “I second it.”) After limited discussion the group then votes on the motion. A majority vote is required for the motion to pass (or quorum as specified by MHAC bylaws).
What is a motion (under Robert’s Rules of Order)?
This is how often all MHAC members shall review and renew their MHAC Confidentiality Statements.
What is annually?
This standing committee provides education and access to public policy arenas for various stakeholders.
What is Policy and Advocacy?
Anna uses this to document attendance for all Council meetings.
What is sign-in sheet?
This is the max number of people who can be members of MHAC.
What is 50?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
This is the process used to change a motion under consideration. After a response has been given, feel free to share the following: This could be used when you might like the idea proposed, but not exactly as offered. Raise your hand and make the following motion, “I move to amend the motion on the floor.” This also requires a second. After the motion to amend is seconded, a majority vote is needed to decide whether the amendment is accepted. Then a vote is taken on the amended motion.
What is an amendment (under Robert’s Rules of Order)?
True or False - A one-third vote of MHAC membership is required to adopt proposed amendments.
What is False? A two-thirds vote is required
This standing committee supports inclusion, representation and parity in the needs assessment and integrated plan process.
What is Community Engagement?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
If you do not want to receive an attendance letter from Anna, your absence must be ________.
What is excused?
PLWH must make up this % of Council membership.
What is 25%
If you think discussion is getting long, but you want to give a reasonable length of time for consideration of a question.
What is limiting debate. After a response has been given, feel free to share the following: If you think a conversation/debate to a question is going too long you can use the following language to the group: “I move to limit discussion to two minutes per speaker for the next ___ minutes.”
All concerns regarding confidentiality issues shall be referred to______________________ for review.
What is he Executive Committee?
***DAILY DOUBLE*** What Standing Committee acts for the council making interim decisions including setting the meeting agenda, recommending action items and all other necessary and timely actions for the Council?
Executive Committee?
If you are unable to attend a meeting in person, this wonderful feature allows you to attend the meeting from whatever location you’re in
What is conference call?
Some of our duties include chairing all Council meetings, developing Council agenda, and participating as members in standing committees.
Who are Community Co-Chairs?
All questions during a debate or discussion of a motion should be directed to these members of the MHAC full body.
Who are the MHAC Co-chairs? (Specifically, these are MHAC’s Current Co-Chair, Co-Chair Future and Co-Chair Elect).