Parliparttime;135751 wrote: If your group uses Robert's Rules as its parliamentary authority, and you are a large board, you should not make motions. If you are a small board, you can. Small=less than 12.
If you use Robert's Rules, how do they justify having Co-chairs? Roberts does not recognize two people holding the same position.

It's my first year with them. I think Robert's is a guidemore than a rule. We are ess than 12. We use co-presidents for continuity (two year terms, one up for election each year). Hey, I didn't start it, I got on this train mid trip!

A Junior Women's group I belonged to had bylaws the specifically said the president could not motion or 2nd and could vote only to break a tie.

My last PTO's bylaws allowed for the president to motion, 2nd, vote, etc but I refrained, giving the remaining board members authority. Our bylaws were specific on many points. However, there was a specific clause that appointed Robert's Rules as the default authority on all unmentioned procedures.

If you feel your bylaws are unclear then suggest that they be amended. Whatever your opinion is about the president having a vote or not, it should be clearly stated in the bylaws.

If your group uses Robert's Rules as its parliamentary authority, and you are a large board, you should not make motions. If you are a small board, you can. Small=less than 12.
If you use Robert's Rules, how do they justify having Co-chairs? Roberts does not recognize two people holding the same position.

I am a new Co-President of ou PTO group. At the last meeting, I made a motion, but was quicky told that presidents could not make motions. I argued that I was a member of the Board, but bowed to them for that meeting. Are they right? There is nothing in our by-laws prohibiting me from making a motion, they reffered to Robert's Rules.