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North Sanpete Middle School Community Council

Rules of Order and Procedures

2024-2025

1. Group norm ideas:

a. Be on time/end on time

b. Be prepared, productive, and positive

c. Make decisions with the needs of students as the main objective

d. Expect accountability and be prepared to be accountable

e. Respect others’ opinions

f. Stick to the agenda

2. Assign member responsibilities (by majority vote)

a. Chair

b. Vice Chair

3. The Chair distributes the agenda and brings the meeting to order. The Chair ensures that the group keeps

to the agenda. If items are brought up that are not on the agenda, they are tabled and scheduled for the

next meeting or addressed during community concerns.

4. Voting is performed by a raise of hands and majority rules.

5. The chair adjourns the meeting and announces the date for the next meeting.

6. If a member would like to discuss something that is not SCC related, s/he will speak to the principal or other

members after the meeting is adjourned.

Simple Motions of Parliamentary Procedure (Used by some groups to assist those new to the process)

MOTION IS A 2ND REQUIRED? IS IT DEBATABLE? CAN IT BE AMENDED? IS A VOTE REQUIRED

Adjourn yes no no majority

Amend a motion yes yes yes majority

Close nominations yes no yes 2/3

Main motion yes yes yes majority

Withdrawal of Motion no no no majority

A motion (or an action to be taken by the council) is stated as a motion. Someone else on the council “seconds” the motion indicating that at least one other

person on the council feels the motion is worthy of discussion. Then the council members may provide input and discussion as called upon by the chair. When discussion

seems complete the chair may call for a vote on the motion. Or when a member of the council “calls the previous question” (a motion to end discussion of the first

motion), a second is required. Without discussion the chair calls for a vote that must pass by 2/3. If the vote on the previous question fails, the council goes back to

discussing the first motion. If the motion to call the previous question passes, the chair directly calls for a vote on the first motion. A vote to call the previous question is

usually used to move business along.

· A tie vote is a lost vote.

· Most motions are main motions. A main motion may be amended.

· A point of order is offered when there is some question if procedure had been followed correctly.

· To stop debate or discussion on a motion and force the vote a member would say, “I move the previous question.” This requires a second and a 2/3 vote.

· Hasty action may be corrected by use of a motion to reconsider. This motion may be made only by one who voted on the prevailing side.

· A person who made the motion may withdraw the same motion

• USBE School Community Councils (SCC)
• USBE Resources and Laws (SCC)
• Utah State Legislation code

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• Archived Communiity Council 2022-2023
• Archived Community Council 2023-2024

• Truat and Land report 2021-2022
• Trust and Land report 2022-2023
• Trust and Land report 2023-2024