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amendment is acceptable. If the board member making the motion does not agree to the friendly <br />amendment, the chair proceeds with the motion as-is. <br />5.Chair calls for a vote on the motion. Chair asks,affirmatively say <br />asks,can ask for any abstentions. <br />Votes are recorded by the Secretary. <br />6. <br />state any instructions. If a member objects, first ask for debate, then vote and then announce the vote. <br />Requesting Points of Something <br />permissible to state a point during a meeting where the chair needs to handle a situation right away. Board members can <br />declare a Point ofOrder, Point of Information, Point of Inquiry or Point of Personal Privilege. <br />1.Point of Order: Draws attention to a breach of rules, improper procedure, breaching of established <br />practices, etc. <br />2.Point of Information: A member may need to bring up an additional point or additional information (in the <br />form of a nondebatable statement) so that the other members can make fully informed votes. <br />3.Point of Inquiry: A member may use point of inquiry to ask for clarification in a report to make better <br />voting decisions. <br />4.Point of Personal Privilege: A member may use point of personal privilege to address the physical comfort <br />of the setting such as temperature or noise. Members may also use it to address the accuracy of published <br />Tips and Reminders for the Chair <br />chair allows all members to voice their opinions in an orderly manner so that everyone in the meeting can hear and be <br />heard. The followingtips and reminders will help chairs to run a successful and productive meeting without being run <br />over or running over others. <br />Follow the agenda to keep the group moving toward its goals. <br />be overcommanding with the use of these Rules. <br />Control the flow of the meeting by recognizing members who ask to speak. <br />Let all members speak once before allowing anyone to speak a second time. <br />When discussions get off-track, gently guide the group back to the agenda. <br />Model courtesy and respect;and insist that others do the same. <br />Give each speaker your undivided attention. <br />Keep an emotional pulse on the discussions. <br />Allow a consensus to have the final authority of the group. <br />116 <br /> <br />