BPA Parliamentary procedures

FARQC

Fix the time, adjourn, recess, question of privilege, call for the orders of the day

LPLP

Lay on the table, previous question, Limit/Extend, postpone definitely

CAP

Commit/refer, amend, postpone indefinitely

Fix the time

Sets time at which the following meeting will begin “I move that when this meeting adjourns it adjourns to (date) at (time)

Adjourn

Ends the meeting immediately “i move to adjourn”

Recess

Short break in the middle of a meeting “I call for a (x) minute recess”

Question of privilege

Request to accommodate the needs of a member “mr president,i rise on a question of personal privelege”

Call for the orders of the day

Call to adhere back to the agenda of the meeting “mr president, i call for the orders of the day”

Lay on the table

Stops consideration of the current question to move onto more urgent things

“I move that the motion be laid on the table”

Previous question

Closes debate on current question and moves onto voting

“I move the previous question”

Limit/Extend

Changes limit of speaking opportunities per person in the meeting

“I move to limit/extend speaking opportunities to (1 or 3) speaking opportunities per person”

Postpone definitely

Moves the current question to a later time

“I move to postpone this motion to the next quarterly meeting

Commit/refer

Sends main motion to a different committee to more carefully consider it (sends the main motion to a better fit organization)

“I move to refer this motion to a standing financial committee”

Amend

Makes a change to the main motion

“I move to amend this motion by striking out ____ “

“I move to amend this motion by inserting___”

“I move to amend this motion by striking out ____ and inserting ____”

Postpone indefinitely

Ends all consideration of main motion without directly voting on it “ i move to postpone this motion indefinitely”

RRR SUN

Reading and approval of the minutes

Reports of officers, boards, and standing

Reports of special committees

Special orders(matters that had previously been assigned a special priority)

Unfinished business(matters from previous meetings scheduled for present

New business(matters initiated in the current meeting)