Submitted by Sherry Kozak
The most recent SHC meeting was monopolized by a few members who were discussing items not on the agenda. In order to avoid this in the future, I suggest we return to a stricter use of Roberts Rules which we have used in the past.
1. The person making a motion may speak to explain the motion, then members can ask questions relevant to that item when recognized by the chair and may speak for a maximum of 5 minutes each. They may not address the issue twice. The mover of the motion may summarize the motion prior to the vote.
2. Due to lack of familiarity with Robert’s Rules, all meetings should be conducted with the basic Robert’s Rules (how to make a motion, second a motion, amend a motion, etc) but should not allow use of Point of Order, Point of Procedure, etc as these have been used improperly by members to interrupt proceedings and expound on other matters.
3. The summary pages of Robert’s Rules should be redistributed on paper to each unit as well as posted on the website.