Rules to Live By
The minimum number of members who must be present at a meeting
(Answer:What is a quorum.)
Name the two arms of a municipal corporation
(Answer: What are political and administrative)
Local governments build these for recreation
(Answer: What are parks, playgrounds, arenas)
In its basic form it is the only one whose introduction brings new business before Council
(Answer: What is a main motion)
Subsidiary, privileged, and incidental motions fall into what class
(Answer: What are secondary motions)
These are written rules of parliamentary procedure formally adopted by a Council
(Answer: What is the Procedure Bylaw)
Names of the political arm of the municipal corporation
(Answer: Who are the Mayor and Councillors)
Planning developments, building roads and maintaining infrastructure are examples of what
(Answer: What are the functions of the municipal corporation)
To deal with certain urgent matters, these motions may be introduced while the main motion is pending
(Answer: What are privileged motions)
The motion sends the main motion to a committee for deeper study
(Answer: What is a motion to commit or refer)
A private session to discuss confidential topics
(Answer: What is an in camera or closed session)
They lead the Town’s government
(Answer: Who is the Mayor)
How can residents influence municipal actions?
(Answer: By attending public meetings or voting in elections)
A motion that relates to the business of the Council or deals with procedural steps, but still brings a specific question before the group
(Answer: What is an incidental main motion)
The motion changes the length or number of speeches allowed
(Answer: What is a motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate)
A proposal by a member in a meeting to introduce a subject and take a certain action
(Answer: What is a motion)
Who is the head of the administrative arm of the municipal corporation
(Answer: Who is the Chief Administrative Officer
It’s a stinky job but someone has to do it
(Answer: What is garbage collection)
If introduced while a main motion is pending it must be acted upon or disposed of before continuing
(Answer: What is a secondary motion)
This motions changes, adds, or strikes out words in the main motion to improve it
(Answer: What is a motion to amend)
This is a rule or law made by a government
(Answer: What is a bylaw)
This arm is responsible for the carrying out of the policies daily
(Answer: What is the administrative arm)
These are provided to protect people’s safety
(Answer: What is fire protection or local police)
The two types of main motions
(Answer: What are original and incidental motions.)
This subsidiary motion disposes of a main motion without bringing it to a direct vote
(Answer: What is a motion to Postpone Indefinitely)