Roberts Rules of Order and TFA
I just listened to the KUOW report (not yet available) on the vote of the TFA member to teach Special Ed at Franklin High. What a mess and yet, interesting. Here's what I understand happened.
They had six members in attendance (I believe Director Smith-Blum was missing).
Apparently the vote was 3 yeses (Martin-Morris, DeBell and Carr) and 3 abstained votes. So the Board Manager said it did not pass.
DeBell corrected her and said abstaining votes don't count, they have a quorum and the majority of the quorum said yes.
THEN, Ron English, district counsel stepped up and said he wasn't sure.
Now, as a former PTA president who is supposed to know Robert's Rules of Order (but I don't know them well), I
They had six members in attendance (I believe Director Smith-Blum was missing).
Apparently the vote was 3 yeses (Martin-Morris, DeBell and Carr) and 3 abstained votes. So the Board Manager said it did not pass.
DeBell corrected her and said abstaining votes don't count, they have a quorum and the majority of the quorum said yes.
THEN, Ron English, district counsel stepped up and said he wasn't sure.
Now, as a former PTA president who is supposed to know Robert's Rules of Order (but I don't know them well), I