David, I quote from the USGenWeb Special Rules at http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/special-rules.shtml " VIII. CLOSED SESSION/MEETING CONFIDENTIALITY. A closed session may be called by the Presiding Officer at any time and will be conducted on Mailing List Board-Exec. Discussions in closed session include, but are not limited to, personnel matters, grievances, legal problems and other matters of a highly sensitive nature. Any votes conducted in closed session shall be publicly announced on Mailing List Board. With each change in permanent National Coordinator, the Advisory Board members will be polled to honor the confidentiality of Board-Exec. Honoring confidentiality is not a requirement but those members who do not agree will not be subscribed to Mailing List Board-Exec." Also "II. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY. The parliamentary authority is The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure by Alice Sturgis (current revised and updated edition), modified within USGenWeb Special Rules to adapt to the particular needs of conducting a meeting via an electronic internet mailing list." While Sturgis may require a formal motion and second to go into closed session, section VIII, quoted above, does not require a formal motion and second to go into closed (executive) session. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W David Samuelsen Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 1:11 PM To: [email protected]; Sherri; Tina Vickery; Cyndie Enfinger; Dale Grimm; DC & Alice Allen; Pauli Smith; Colleen Pustola; [email protected]; Les Shockley; Jeff Kemp; Denise Wells; Larry Flesher; [email protected]; Linda Lewis Subject: Re: [BOARD] Executive Session "Point of Order" Point of Order Sturgis page 108-109 Motion must be made and seconded, is priviledged, not debatable or amendable, adopted by majority vote to go into closed session. Each time there is a issue. It can not be used as a blanket. David Samuelsen On 4/24/2010 7:14 AM, Sherri wrote: > It seems that things just keep rolling in one after the other. > For the record, the Advisory Board is continuing in executive session, the > new issue that we're dealing with is the appointment of a NWPL SC > representative. > Sherri Bradley > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Project > Information about the USGenWeb Project at<http://usgenweb.org> > http://usgenweb.org > Advisory Board Agenda<http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php> > http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message