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The Effect upon Unfinished Business of an adjournment, unless the assembly has adopted rules to the contrary, is as follows:
(a) When the adjournment does not close the session [63], the business interrupted by it is the first in order after the reading of the minutes at the next meeting, and is treated the same as if there had been no adjournment, an adjourned meeting being legally the continuation of the meeting of which it is an adjournment.
(b) When the adjournment closes a session1 in an assembly having regular sessions as often as quarterly, the unfinished business should be taken up, just where it was interrupted at the next succeeding session previous to new business; provided that, in a body elected, either wholly or in part, for a definite time (as a board of directors one-third of whom are elected annually), unfinished business falls to the ground with the expiration of the term for which the board, or any part of it, was elected.
(c) When the adjournment closes a session in an assembly which does not meet as often as quarterly, or when the assembly is an elective body, and this session ends the term of a portion of the members, the adjournment puts an end to all business unfinished at the close of the session. The business may be introduced at the next session, the same as if it had never been before the assembly.
Article VIII pf the Contitution of the Republican Party of Linn County, Iowa
States:
VIII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the Linn County Central Committee. The Executive Committee shall transact the routine business of the Linn County Central Committee during the interim of the meetings of the Linn County Central Committee.
Any business transacted or action taken shall be reported to the Linn County Central Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
The Executive Committee is subject to the orders of the Linn County Central Committee, and none of its acts shall conflict with actions of the Linn County Central Committee.
I suggest everyone reads that last sentence carefully it will become of importance in a bit
Whispers on the Wind have brought to your humble chronicler a disturbing rumor.
"The LCRCC office will be moving to a more affordable suite on May 1st."
Now I am certain that we can all applaud the Executive Committee's desire to be more fiscally responsible. A more affordable office if it fits our needs would always be welcome
BUT
Should not this have been brought before the body for discussion, debate and decision?
I seem to recall this office location was established by a Vote of the Central Committee.
And according to Section VIII of the Linn County GOP Constitution.
NONE of the Acts of the Executive Committee shall conflict with actions of the Linn County Central Committee
But maybe I dosed off during a meeting and missed it.
Do any of YOU, my readers recall the Exective Committee or the Office Sub-Committee bringing this before the body?
Oh wait. I forgot. Since the St Patrick's Day Massacre we no longer HAVE and Office Sub-Committe, as a matter of fact we don't seem to even have a TEAM that is responsible for the Office.
How did that happen? We go from having an Office Sub-Committee which is tasked with the smooth running and up keep of the Office to
NO ONE is now responsible for the Office?
It is run by unknown persons in Limbo?
THIS is called Responsible and Efficient Leadership?
They Wiped out the Office Sub-Committee and just forgot to task any team with it's duties?
Or maybe they just decided that Constitutions ByLaw Rules of Order no longer matter
That THEY run everything and occasionally they MAY deign to let us know about what is to be done AFTER they get it done.
If we indeed are informed that the Office has moved AFTER it has done so without the permission of the Body?
The Executive Board will be in
Material Breach of the Constitution
and if the Body does not ACT upon this?
We might as well run our Constitution through a Shredder.
It is Spring.
That seems to be when "Some People" come out of hibernation and ask tfhe Executive Committee if we could Please move the LCRCC monthly meeting ot the downtown Library.
This has happened the last two years.
One wonders if it will become an annual event.
The Swallows return to Capistrano,
The Buzzards return to Hinckley Hollow
And the "Some People" try to move the LCRCC meeting to the CR Library
The E Board has a big proffesional production.
A list of alternate sites a break down of expenses slanted to convince us there was only one conclusion
And the Conclusion was the same as Last Year
An overwhelming number want to stay at the Long Branch.
Now the Chair stated in a FB page
there was a discussion brought to the body by
requeat of
members of the body to
discuss alternative locations in light of the cost
increase
for the current venue. To ignore
the request would have been wrong so we shared
our
research, asked for input
Why the need for the E Board to do Research.
I have a idea that if "I" came to them and wanted the meeting moved it would go something like
Well then Mr Kauffman, put a case together and present it to the Body,
I don't expect them to drop everything and rush out to do research for me.,
Which is why I wonder WHO these "Some people" are?
And are they the SAME "Some People" that wanted the Communications Sub-Committee Meeting when we had a Communications Sub-Committee
Moved from Saturday Night at the Starlite
As I recall the At that Time Chair of the Communications Sub-Committee got berated over this by County Chair.
Back then it was as it is now and was last Spring, "Some People" have come to us and want this.
I asked tghe Communications Sub-Committee Chair at the time
Were you given the names and contact information of these "Some People"?
Turns out the answer was NO
So at the time I said let me get this straight, we are asked to move the meeting because "Some People" want it. but we don't know who they are how many they are and when they would prefer the meeting to be?
While we have about 14 members who are just fine with the way things are?
Yes was the answer I got then.
SO despite the fact that this motion was soundly defeated.
I would like to know
Who these people are
How many of them there are that want this
Oh and is the rumour True that someone on the behalf of the LCRCC has reserved a room in the CR Library for the next year?
The Image in tonight's Post is The Linn County Republican Central Committee Parliamentarian taking a publicly partisan position by voting.
When I was first appointed to the position the current Parliamentarian holds, I did quite a bit of research on the duties and responsibilites.
One of the First things I learned was that for a Parliamentarian neutrality ie non paritsanship was considered paramount
That a Parliamentarian shoud never vote unless by Secret Ballot.
That was a position I adhered to during my term in office,
Our present Parlaimentarian does not seem to value neutrality as an attribute of their position
When questioned on the propriety of their actions they replied that their opinion was that it was up to the discretion of the Parliamentarian.
While it IS true there are situations where a Parliamentarian may vote, tonight was not one of them.
I source Robert's Rules of Order
Chapter 18 Most Frequently Asked Questions
Voting
Under the questions
Does the Parliamentarian have a vote on motions, can he or she speak to motions
Can you please give me some insight as to how a parliamentarian should act during a meeting?
Unfortunately copy and paste is disabled for that website, so the readers will have to click on the above link and go to almost the bottom of the page
However it turns out that that very same issue was also ansered on the RONR (Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised) Discussion Forum
Posted 17 April 2015 - 03:06 PM
And if a member of the assembly, the parliamentarian should not be voting. From page 467:
"A member of an assembly who acts as its parliamentarian has the same duty as the presiding officer to maintain a position of impartiality,
and therefore does not make motions, participate in debate, or vote on any question except in the case of a ballot vote.
He does not cast a deciding vote, even if his vote would affect the result, since that would interfere with the chair's prerogative of doing so.
If a member feels that he cannot properly forgo these rights in order to serve as parliamentarian, he should not accept that position.
Unlike the presiding officer, the parliamentarian cannot temporarily relinquish his position in order to exercise such rights on a particular motion."
I do not know upon what basis the LCRCC Parlaimentarian made their decision to vote publicly but the above seems rather clear and to the point.
Maintain the outward appearance of neutrality by refraining from voting with the excpetion of a secret ballot or
Resign
Another example of the difference between what Can be done and what Should be done was the brief flareup between the Chair and Mr Dahlsten over his Photos.
Mr Dahlsten has objected to the LCRCC Webmaster using photos upon which he has embedded Copyright Claims.
The Chair and our Webmaster seem to have taken the position that if Mr Dahslten puts the photos up on Facebook they have every LEGAL RIGHT to avail themselves of the use of those images.
It is True that the Policy of Facebook is to allow that as long as the Images are posted on Facebook. I believe that is in the Terms of Service,
This however does not address the ethical concerns
Since Mr. Dahlsten objects so vehemently to their use of his images why do they insist on doing so?
I suppose it might be true that as long as they insist on only torturing Mr Dahlsten there might not be as many wingless flies stumbling around the area, but besides that , what IS the point?
Rand Paul in Vinton, Iowa on April 25, 2015
11:30 AM
American Legion
105 N R Ave
Vinton, IA
We have new information
Yes according to that announcement
Rand Paul will be in Vinton April 25th
At an event oganized by the Linn County GOP
And not the Benton County GOP?
If you click on the Link you will be taken to THIS page
You heard it here first! Rand Paul will be in town. Come hear him speak.
More details to come
Well it proudly proclaims
You heard it here first!
So it MUST be true.
I have to admit. I just can't write stuff like this.
Our County Chair APPOINTED Stuff Like This.
Neither our Executive Board Nor our Marketing & PR Team have done the slightest thing about Stuff Like This.
I don't need to be creative.
My posts write themselves all I have to do is go online and see what these folks are up to.