Meetings
This serves as a guide to the meeting.
What is the agenda?
These contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members
What are the minutes?
This is the first thing the chair does to start the meeting.
What is call to order?
These are the three types of votes.
What are yes (aye), no (nay), and abstain?
This must be verified prior to conducting business.
What is quorum?
This opens up part of the agenda for discussion.
What is a motion?
After a motion is made and seconded, and repeated by the chair, this is what the president/chair does next.
What is opens the discussion or debate?
This is the call to vote and end the discussion.
What is call the question?
Voice, show of hands, roll call, ballot, general consent are all ways to do what?
What is to vote?
The amount of votes needed for a motion to be passed in most cases.
What is a majority?
This is the role of the chair during discussion/debate.
What is keeping discussion/debate relevant to the motion?
This is the only time a chair usually votes.
What is to break a tie?
What is adjorn?
This is the action of inserting or striking out words, paragraphs or resolutions in a motion.
What is amend?
The chair does not provide these during a debate/discussion.
What are opinions?
This allows another person to vote instead of another.
What is a proxy?
This groups routine meeting discussion points into a single agenda item.
What is the consent agenda?
This is used to request a change in noise level, personal comfort, or inability to hear the discussion.
What is point of privilege?
This means that a member has been recognized by the chair and allowed to speak.
What is to have the floor?
This call temporarily suspends further consideration/action on a pending question.
What is lay on the table?