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“The Previous Question … immediately closes debate on … the immediately pending question” (Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised 12th edition, 2020. Is this unconstitutional at a Vermont Town Meeting?
An emergency ordinance to adopt procedures for the Jefferson County Quorum Court for all regular and special called meetings for 2023 and 2024 was motioned to be sent back to the committee level during the first Quorum Court meeting of the year on Tuesday.
On Monday, the New Hanover County school board decided to ban education activist Sandy Eyles from meetings and committees until June 30, 2023. Eyles voiced disappointment with the decision, but it's also a shorter ban than district staff originally wanted to impose.
The first Jefferson County Quorum Court committee meeting of 2023 was short but not as sweet as many would hope. That's because some justices of the peace were excluded from discussions due to their role as non-committee members.
What should members of a public body do when it comes time to vote to approve minutes of a meeting that they were not present at?