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Rule(s)

  • 15.1 Any member of the ALAC can present a motion for discussion and decision by the Committee, on any matter under the purview of the Committee. Motions need to be seconded by another member of the ALAC.

This section applies to the discussion and vote of all motions, except for matters where more specific rules are defined in other sections of this document. 

  • 15.2 Whenever a motion is presented, the Chair will allocate appropriate time for discussion, and the Committee will try to debate and reach full consensus on the matter approached by the motion. The Chair will try to facilitate consensus by proposing possible  compromises that can accommodate the views of all Committee members, including minority views. 
  • 15.3 If the Chair deems that consensus has been reached, he/she can propose to the Committee to approve the consensus by a “no objections call”. To this effect, the Chair will post a “no objections call” message to the public ALAC list, stating the text of the motion being proposed  -- which shall reflect the consensus reached during the discussion, and thus might be different from the original motion, according to the Chair's own judgement – and giving 7 (seven) calendar days for objections. The motion will be approved if no ALAC member posts a formal objection to the motion to the public ALAC list in the seven days, or, even before the deadline, if all ALAC members express formal support for the motion, either in person (if at physical meetings) or remotely. 
  • 15.4 If consensus is not reached, or if the “no objections call” does not result in the approval of a motion, the original motion and any other counter-motions presented during the discussion shall be put to votes in the order of presentation. A motion shall be considered approved if at least five ALAC members cast a non-abstaining vote, and if the number of votes in favour of the motion is higher than the number of votes against. The vote will be open for 7 (seven) days, but the Chair may close it before the deadline if all ALAC members have cast their vote, either in person (if at physical meetings) or remotely.

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3 Comments

  1. Matt Ashtiani

    Submitted on behalf of Maureen Hilyard

    ALAC Rules of Procedure Working Group - RULE 15 - MOTIONS Workspace

    Rule(s)

    • 15.1 Any member of the ALAC can present a motion for discussion and decision by the Committee, on any matter under the purview of the Committee. Motions need to be seconded by another member of the ALAC.

    This section applies to the discussion and vote of all motions, except for matters where more specific rules are defined in other sections of this document.

    • 15.2 Whenever a motion is presented, the Chair will allocate appropriate time for discussion, and the Committee will try to debate and reach full consensus on the matter approached by the motion. The Chair will try to facilitate consensus by proposing possible compromises that can accommodate the views of all Committee members, including minority views.
    • 15.3 If the Chair deems that consensus has been reached, he/she can propose to the Committee to approve the consensus by a “no objections call”. To this effect, the Chair will post a “no objections call” message to the public ALAC list, stating the text of the motion being proposed -- which shall reflect the consensus reached during the discussion, and thus might be different from the original motion, according to the Chair's own judgement – and giving 7 (seven) calendar days for objections. The motion will be approved if no ALAC member posts a formal objection to the motion to the public ALAC list in the seven days, or, even before the deadline, if all ALAC members express formal support for the motion, either in person (if at physical meetings) or remotely.
    • 15.4 If consensus is not reached, or if the “no objections call” does not result in the approval of a motion, the original motion and any other counter-motions presented during the discussion shall be put to votes in the order of presentation. A motion shall be considered approved if at least five ALAC members cast a non-abstaining vote, and if the number of votes in favour of the motion is higher than the number of votes against. The vote will be open for 7 (seven) days, but the Chair may close it before the deadline if all ALAC members have cast their vote, either in person (if at physical meetings) or remotely.

    CAN WE BE CONSISTENT ABOUT THE FORMATTING OF RULES? SHORT BULLET POINTS RATHER THAN WORDY EXPLANATIONS – IT  IS JUST EASIER TO READ AND CAN PERHAPS BE MORE CONCISELY STATED IN BULLET POINT

    1. Alan Greenberg

      Not sure if you are referring to the format here or that in the original document. If here, it may be an artifact of the limitation on Wiki formatting.

  2. Alan Greenberg

    We have never differentiated between MOTIONS (Rule 15) and RESOLUTIONS (Rule 19). Can we please pick a name and have one set of rules?