Course:
TM 318 - The Presiding Officer

Course Description:
The course explains how to set the agenda of a Club business meeting. The
roles of the presiding officer, secretary, and the various standing committee
chairmen/women are explained. How to effectively originate "new business"
without a long battle with Roberts' Rules of Order.  How to handle special
situations and motions. How to use a parliamentarian

Length:  55 minutes

Target Audience:
President
Vice President Education (VP-E)
Administrative Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer

Course Objectives & Goals:
At the conclusion of the course: 
 a. the President will be able to construct a business meeting agenda in
accordance with the "Order of Business" as suggested by Roberts' Rules;
 b. the VP-E and VP-M, VP-PR, as standing committee chairmen/women, will
recognize the value of the committee report and be able to originate "new
business" motions;
 c. the President and Secretary will understand the difference between
"unfinished business," "new business," and a "motion to reconsider;"
 d. the Secretary will be prepared to read the minutes of a business meeting
and the Treasurer will be prepared to give a Treasurer's report; and
 e. all will be aware of the existence of "The Standard Club Constitution and
Bylaws" and will know the impact it has on the operation and proceedings of
the Club.

Instructional Format:
Lecture and Group discussion 

Topics Outline:
The Role of the Presiding Officer
 Chairman
 Majority Rules yet the minority have a     Right to be Heard.

Order of Business (per Roberts' Rules of Order)
 Reading of the Minutes
 Reports of the Standing Committees
 Reports of Special or Ad Hoc Committees
 Special Orders
 Unfinished Business
 New Business
 Good and Welfare

Where New Business Motions Originate
 From Standing Committee Reports
 From Special Committees
 From the Floor

The role of the Secretary
 Quorum
 Minutes
 Knowledge of the Table and of Unfinished
 Business

Special Situations
 Club Constitution and Bylaws
  Key Bylaws on 
   Quorum
   Standing Committees
   Duties of the Officers
  Bylaw Amendments
  Constitutional Resolution to Amend 
  the Name and Location of the Club
 Officer Elections
  Nominating Committee
  Conducting an Election

The Role of the Parliamentarian