[MRIC] Agenda for November 10 Meeting

[ka8ypy at verizon.net]

Brett,

May I bring up a point of order?

For a proposed agenda to become the official agenda for a meeting, it must be adopted by the assembly at the outset of the meeting. At the time that an agenda is presented for adoption, it is in order for any member to move to amend the proposed agenda by adding any item which the member desires to add, or by proposing any other change.

It is wrong to assume, as many do, that the president "sets the agenda." It is common for the president to prepare a proposed agenda, but that becomes binding only if it is adopted by the full assembly, perhaps after amendments as just described. [RONR (10th ed.), p. 363, l. 8-20; see also p. 16 of RONR In Brief.]

Since the agenda has not formally been approved per the above Rule, I would like to amend the agenda to add the nomination of members for chairman, before the meeting at which the votes will be cast.  Thus it will give all a chance to consider anyone they would like and also give those nominated a chance to think about it before accepting or declining to be nominated for the chair.

Dan Blasberg
KA8YPY
PG County RACES RO
PG County ARES EC


>From: BrettHam at aol.com
>Date: 2007/11/07 Wed PM 07:01:29 CST
>To: mric at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [MRIC] Agenda for November 10 Meeting

>Dan,
>
>Thank you for providing the HF frequencies for a proposed  Maryland RACES HF 
>voice net. I encourage everyone to please run these past any  HF guys in your 
>organizations and provide feedback prior to the meeting so any  problems can 
>be resolved before the vote on Saturday.
>
>Regarding meeting place, I just got confirmation from Dave of a room,  
>projector and directions. I will forward that email after this one. The time and  
>date were mentioned in earlier emails, and is the same as our other meetings  
>(10:30 to 15:00 on Saturday November 10).
>
>Regarding elections, that will take place during the first meeting in  2008, 
>so it will appear on the agenda at that time. If there are no objections,  I 
>figured we would do a written ballot like we did with the Secretary elections  
>last Feb so people feel free to vote their conscience without pressure. I 
>don't  think there is anything we need to do at this Saturday's meeting regarding  
>elections, and was hoping we could stay focused on what we still needed to 
>get  accomplished this year.
>
>Thank you again for proposing the HF frequencies  and I look forward to a 
>successful implementation.
>
>Brett  Hammond
>Chairman, MRIC
>
>In a message dated 11/7/2007 1:47:26 P.M.  Eastern Standard Time, 
>ka8ypy at verizon.net writes:
>Brett,
>
>As it is  Wednesday, there has been no mention of a meeting place per  
>your  e-mail, where and when are we meeting?
>
>Also, we need to add to the agenda  the start of electing a new  
>chairman since that needs to be approved  at the February meeting (if  
>there is one) at the latest.
>
>Dan  Blasberg
>KA8YPY
>PG County RACES RO
>PG County ARES  EC
>
>
>
>
>
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