meetings

difference between “Call to Order” and “Call of a Meeting”

• Call to Order

  • when the president opens a meeting

  • “Let’s start the meeting”

• Call of a Meeting

  • the written notice sent to all members about the time and place of a meeting

  • its like the bat-signal, except its for a bunch of people

Mass Meeting

• usually open to everyone, however, attendance may be limited to invite only

• they should adopt a parliamentary authority at their first meeting

  • since mass meetings = usually used to create a society, they don’t have anything established yet. It’s good to set things straight from the get-go.

• it is just a random meeting, so only new business can be brought up

A communication is like a committee report, except

it is given by anyone and doesn’t propose a motion

Adjourned meetings are just a continuation of the previous regular meeting except..

they have to read the regular meeting’s minutes again.

Annual meeting minutes are approved when?

at the next regular meeting

If the president is absent, who becomes chair?

the vice president

• if the VP is absent then the secretary becomes chair