Full question:
I was at a city council meeting and a councillor made a motion which was then seconded, while discussion was beginning to take place another councillor made a motion which favored his opinion. City staff then indicated that the secondary motion was now priority and would be voted on before the original motion. I just don't see how this fair because if someone doesn't like another opinion and feels they can obtain the votes they can just make their own motion....
- Category: Government
- Date:
- State: California
Answer:
Robert's Rules of Order should provide your answer. The second Motion could be an amendment, a new motion or viewed as something else.Please see http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/roberts_rules/chap17.html and http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/roberts_rules/toc.html
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