How to Handle the Large Number of Resolutions at this Year's Delegate Assembly
It is clear that there will be too many resolutions at this year's DA for the delegates to handle. I was told by my director that there could be up to 60 or more resolutions. It could take the delegates the entire allotted time to decide which ones are serious and which are frivolous. I recommend that we try to come up with a fair way to make the first cut. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks, Andy Bindman
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Perhaps a good place to
Perhaps a good place to start would be to see if Robert's Rules of Order or some other parliamentary procedure addresses a high volume of issues/motions/resolutions in a finite time.
Anyone else have other ideas?
Start at the very Beginning
Perhaps a good place to start would be by reading the cover page to the 54 resolutions. The Constitution and Rules Committee explains how it determines the order in which it presents resolutions: The primary order in which the resolutions are presented is: 1. Governing Documents (Constitution, Election Rules, Bylaws) resolutions 2. Policy resolutions 3. All other resolutions Factors used in determining the order of consideration were: 1. Document. As only the Delegate Assembly can change the Constitution and Election Rules, amendments to them are considered before other resolutions. 2. Support for the resolution. (A resolution from a local or committee has more evidence of support than does one from an individual.) 3. Impact. (A resolution affecting many members has more impact than does one affecting a few members.) 4. Cost. (When the cost of implementation is known). http://www.mape.org/sites/default/files/2010_DA_Resolutions.pdf For 2010, the committee is recommending a DA rules change. If adopted, it will save some time that would be used in debating negotiations related resolutions, which the DA typically spends some time debating before refer to the Negotiations Committee. The recommended change is E. Resolutions #5: Resolutions dealing with negotiations issues will not be debated by the Assembly. Instead, delegates will rate negotiations related resolution independently on the form provided. Delegates are to turn in these forms to the Credentials Committee by noon on the first day of the DA. The Credentials Committee will tabulate the forms and report the results to the Assembly. This report will be forwarded to the Negotiations and Government Relations Committees. http://www.mape.org/sites/default/files/2010%20DA%20Rules.pdf