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In 1876, Henry Martyn Robert adapted the rules and practices of Congress to the needs of non-legislative bodies and wrote them in his book, which is still in use today.  \nRobert’s Rules of Order Role of meeting chair  \n1. Calling the meeting to order on time  \n2. Announcing the business before the group in the order noted on the agenda  \n3. Determining the presence of a quorum  \n4. Recognizing members who want to speak  \n5. Processing all motions  \n6. Expediting business  \n7. Ruling on points of order  \n8. Conducting the meeting in a fair and equitable manner Notes:  \n1. The goal of following Robert’s Rules is to protect the rights of the minority, ensure legality and expedite business.  \n2. Chair should remain neutral, not making motions and not debating. If chair participates in the debate, he or she should relinquish the chair’s position until after the vote.  \n3. When the meeting strays from the business item being addressed, the chair needs to bring the focus back to the specific motion, even if it means interrupting a speaker.  \nMaking a motion is a six-step process:  \n1. Member makes a motion.  \n2. Another member seconds the motion.  \n3. The chair states the motion, formally putting it before the group.  \n4. The members discuss the motion.  \n5. The chair puts the question to a vote.  \n6. The chair announces the results of the vote.  \nDebates and decorum  \n1. After a motion is made, the Floor is open for debate.  \n2. The person making the motion has the right to speak first.  \n3. Each speaker needs to be recognized by the meeting chair.• Ideally, speakers should alternate between those in favor of a motion and those opposed.  \n4. Each speaker is given a specific time limit to present his or her argument, usually 10 minutes. {Our meetings typically don’t have the luxury of time, so this may be too long. }  \n5. A longer time can be given, if approved by a two-thirds vote.  \n6. A person who hasn't spoken out yet gets precedence over people who have already spoken to the motion.  \n7. No speaker can speak more than two times.  \n8. Maker of the motion (or the chair) calls for closure of the debate after everyone who wishes to speak has been heard. If someone calls the question before that, the group must vote on whether to end debate (no discussion) . A two-thirds vote is required to end a debate.  \n9. To keep the discussion focused on the motion, avoid discussing personalities of the people involved, questioning the motives of other members, making derogatory remarks, including name calling.  \nTypes of Motions:  \n1. Main Motion: Introduce a new item  \n2. Subsidiary Motion: Change or affect how to handle a main motion (vote on this before main motion)  \n3. Privileged Motion: Urgent or important matter unrelated to pending business  \n4. Incidental Motion: Questions procedure of other motions (must consider before the other motion)  \n5. Motion to Table: Kills a motion  \n6. Motion to Postpone: Delays a vote (can reopen debate on the main motion)  \nEvery Motion Has 6 Steps:  \n1. Motion: A member rises or raises a hand to signal the chairperson.  \n2. Second: Another member seconds the motion.  \n3. Restate motion: The chairperson restates the motion.  \n4. Debate: The members debate the motion.  \n5. Vote: The chairperson restates the motion, and then first asks for affirmative votes, and then negative votes.  \n6. Announce the vote: The chairperson announces the result of the vote and any instructions.  \nCommon methods of taking a vote:  \n1. If the board is in obvious agreement, the chairperson may save time by stating,“If there is no objection, we will adopt the motion to…” Then wait for any objections. Then say,“Hearing no objections,(state the motion) is adopted.” And then state any instructions. If a member objects, first ask for debate, then vote and then announce the vote.  \n2. General consent: \"If there is no","cbCaimRKrmxQBknb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimRKrmxQBknb","pdf",419840,"English","# Role of the Meeting Chair\n# Making a Motion (Six-Step Process)\n# Debates and Decorum\n# Types of Motions\n# Every Motion Has 6 Steps\n# Common Methods of Taking a Vote\n# Methods of Amending\n# Helpful Terminology: Points and Requests","[{\"question\":\"What are the main responsibilities of the meeting chair in Robert’s Rules of Order?\",\"answer\":\"The chair calls the meeting to order on time, follows the agenda, determines quorum, recognizes members to speak, processes motions, expedites business, rules on points of order, and conducts the meeting fairly and equitably.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the six-step process for making a motion?\",\"answer\":\"A member makes the motion, another member seconds it, the chair states it formally, members discuss, the chair puts the question to a vote, and then the chair announces the vote results.\"},{\"question\":\"How does debate work, including time limits and how to end debate?\",\"answer\":\"After a motion is made the floor opens for debate; the maker speaks first and speakers must be recognized by the chair. 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