Robert's Rules for Dummies

Name: Robert's Rules for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780764575747

ISBN-10: 0764575740

ISBN-13: 9780764575747

Edition: 2005

Authors: C. Alan Jennings

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If you belong to any type of organization-from school board to garden club to bowling league to trade association-chances are this book can save you many boring meeting minutes. Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the current authoritative guide for properly conducting everything from sessions of the U.S. Senate or House of Representative to meetings of neighborhood associations. This friendly guide translates Robert's Rules into principles you can understand and apply the next time Billy Bully tries to dominate the discussion or Debbie Dictator issues another edict. If you've ever been frustrated at the way condominium association business was (or wasn't) conducted or fidgeted while…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction



It’s Parliamentary, My Dear: Participating Effectively in Meetings



Following the Rules (Robert’s, That Is)



Defining the Organization: Bylaws and Other Rules



Meetings: Making Group Decisions



Starting with Notice and a Quorum



Taking Care of Business without Wasting Time: Order of Business and Agenda



Motions: Putting Ideas into Action



Main Motions: Proposing Ideas for Group Action



Debate: Discussing the Pros and Cons of Ideas



Making Group Decisions: Voting on the Motion



Subsidiary Motions: Helping to Process the Main Motion



Privileged Motions: Getting Through the Meeting



Incidental Motions: Dealing with the Questions of Procedure



Haven’t We Talked About This Already? Motions Which Bring a Question Again Before the Assembly



Getting Involved in Leadership



Who’s Going to Do the Work? Following Nomination Procedures



Holding Elections and Making Appointments



Running the Show: Officers and Directors



Gearing Up for the Real Action: Committees



Reporting to Your Organization



We Gotta Get Rid of this Guy! Disciplining and Removing Officers or Members



The Part of Tens



Ten (Or So) Meeting Procedure Myths



Ten Tips for Presiding Officers



Ten Motion Mistakes to Avoid



Appendixes



Glossary of Parliamentary Terms



Sample Agendas, Reports, and Minutes


Index