Parliamentary ProcedureParliamentary Procedure

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Objectives Objectives

Understand The Understand The reasons for Parli Pro reasons for Parli Pro

Understand the main Understand the main motion motion

To understand To understand procedures for procedures for discussion discussion

Main Motion Main Motion Amendment Amendment

Terms

Parliamentary ProcedureParliamentary Procedure

Is a set of rules and Is a set of rules and regulations set forth regulations set forth to make a meeting to make a meeting more organized and more organized and smooth.smooth.

Roberts rules of Roberts rules of order:order: The blueprint for The blueprint for

proper parli proproper parli pro Contains all scenarios Contains all scenarios

and actions to be and actions to be preformed in a meting.preformed in a meting.

Reasons for Parli ProReasons for Parli Pro

Recognizes rule of Recognizes rule of the majoritythe majority

Rights of the minority Rights of the minority (everyone has a (everyone has a chance to voice their chance to voice their ideas)ideas)

One person speaks at One person speaks at a time (prevent a time (prevent confusion)confusion)

FFA Procedures FFA Procedures

The FFA uses The FFA uses parliamentary parliamentary procedure in all their procedure in all their meetingsmeetings

Meeting start and end Meeting start and end with proper opening with proper opening and closing and closing ceremoniesceremonies Blueprinted in the FFA Blueprinted in the FFA

Official Manual Official Manual

The start of a meeting The start of a meeting Meeting always have an Meeting always have an

agenda or list of items agenda or list of items that need to be that need to be addressed during the addressed during the meetingmeeting

The first item is The first item is addressed by the addressed by the secretary and opened for secretary and opened for consideration by the consideration by the members and officers. members and officers.

For a meeting to be valid For a meeting to be valid the members must have the members must have QuorumQuorum Number of members Number of members

required to conduct required to conduct business business

The Main Motion The Main Motion

A Motion is a item A Motion is a item that is being that is being discusseddiscussed A Main motion is the A Main motion is the

source of all source of all discussion or discussion or amendments during amendments during the item of business the item of business

Amendments Amendments

Ideas or changes to Ideas or changes to the main motion the main motion Only to can be are Only to can be are

allowed per allowed per motion motion

Amendments can Amendments can modify motions by modify motions by adding or adding or subtracting ideas subtracting ideas to a motion. to a motion.

Taps of the Gavel Taps of the Gavel

Used to deliver certain Used to deliver certain message to the meeting message to the meeting room (symbol of room (symbol of authority) authority) 1 tap: Sit down, voting has 1 tap: Sit down, voting has

ended ended 2 taps: Bringing the 2 taps: Bringing the

meeting to order meeting to order 3 taps: Stand up (Only after 3 taps: Stand up (Only after

33rdrd tap!) tap!) A series of taps mean “be A series of taps mean “be

quiet and orderly” quiet and orderly”

Discussion Discussion

The presiding officer is never allowed to state their The presiding officer is never allowed to state their mind unless asked to.mind unless asked to.

All other members who want to state their opinion or All other members who want to state their opinion or make a motion must gain recognition by the chairmake a motion must gain recognition by the chair Stand up and say Mr./Madam Stand up and say Mr./Madam

President/ChairpersonPresident/Chairperson Once recognized by the presiding officer you may Once recognized by the presiding officer you may

speakspeak Once finished sit down Once finished sit down

Summary Summary

What is the reason for parli pro?What is the reason for parli pro?

What are amendments?What are amendments?