According to
Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 10th Edition (2000, Perseus Publishing), when you're conducting a board meeting with fewer than a dozen members present
He said it was a procedure previously used in West Brookfield and he was merely following precedent based on
Robert's Rules of Order, the basis for conducting a town meeting.
The most commonly-used procedural guide is a book that has become the standard for the conduct of meetings:
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, (RONR), now in its 10th edition.
Ward said under
Robert's Rules of Order, the chairman must recognize a lack of a quorum, which was not done.
According to
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th edition), a majority is "more than half of the votes cast by legal voters"; therefore a tie means that the motion is defeated.
May 2 marks 176 years since the birth of Henry Martyn Robert, who wrote
Robert's Rules of Order.
Habib said all candidates are invited to a three-hour orientation that includes an overview of
Robert's Rules of Order, meeting schedules and expectations.
The most important statement in
Robert's Rules of Order has nothing to do with motions or other aspects of parliamentary procedure.
Topics to be covered include open meeting laws and ethics related to fundraising, donations,
Robert's Rules of Order and more.
For this reason
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised recommends that the procedure followed by smaller boards be less formal.
They also have members make a lot of motions (which must be seconded by another member), so we know that they know
Robert's Rules of Order.
