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Jordan board’s parliamentarian walks members through Robert’s Rules, stresses chair’s role and decorum
Summary
First Vice President and parliamentarian led a thorough review of Robert’s Rules of Order at the Jan. 28 study session, emphasizing that motions take effect only when the chair states the question, seconding etiquette, how amendments work, and standards for respectful debate.
At the Jan. 28 study session, the Jordan School District Board of Education’s parliamentarian reviewed Robert’s Rules of Order and how the manual’s procedures apply to this seven‑member board.
The parliamentarian reviewed the basic procedural sequence that brings business before an assembly: a member makes a motion, another member seconds it, and the chair then states the question. "Neither the making nor the seconding of a motion places it before the assembly; only the chair can do that by stating the question," the parliamentarian…
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