Re: [discuss] Notes - Names Council Meeting, San Jose - 062599

[Jonathan Weinberg <weinberg@mail.msen.com>]

Ellen Rony wrote:
>> The Names Council needs a parliamentarian.  Every vote should FIRST be
>> restated by a neutral party, and discussion should *precede* the vote, not
>> interfere with the actual voting. Chair needs to ascertain which remote
>> participants remain online and that they all heard the complete proposal
>> being voted on.

and Richard Lindsay wrote:
>The parliamentarian is a very good suggestion - however is there a 
>neutral party out there?   I do not believe the current 
>composition of the DNSO has such a position, but it certainly 
>would help procedure (the part I would say that was particularly
>"ugly.")

	You don't need a supremely neutral party; just somebody who has a good
knowledge of Robert's Rules and is basically honest.  (Hell, I'll do it if
you can't come up with anyone better.)

Jon


Jon Weinberg
Professor of Law, Wayne State University
weinberg@msen.com