On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:23:04PM -0400, Jonathan Rabinowitz wrote:
> Isn't returning to the sam
On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:23:04PM -0400, Jonathan Rabinowitz wrote:
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> Isn't returning to the same issue over and over again not in the
> spirit of parliamentary rules? What kind of banana republic do we have
> in Upper Manhattan?
If there is a major change in the question, such as dramatic new
information, it could justify re-hearing an issue.
Otherwise, most organizations that use Robert's Rules of Order would
first require a 2/3 vote on the question of whether to put the item
on the agenda, since the previous majority decision is in effect
being reversed.
I don't know what parliamentary authority is used by the Community Board
but it probably has something similar, since this is a basic principle
for deliberative bodies.
-- Ed