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Madam Chair: All opposed? <br /> Two of the members vote against the motion to amend. <br /> Madam Chair: The motion passes. This means the main motion has been amended to read that <br /> the "Literacy Commission will provide a check to the Library for $750 for the Back -to- School Fair. <br /> We will now move on to the main motion as it has been amended. <br /> Ed: I don't understand. Didn't we just vote to give the Library a check for $750? <br /> Madam Chair: No. The ranking motion was Linda's motion to amend the main motion. The <br /> vote passed and so the main motion has been amended. Now we will vote on the main motion, as it <br /> has been amended. All right, the motion now under consideration is whether the Literacy <br /> Commission will give a check for $750 to the Library for its Back -to- School Fair. <br /> Ten of the members say aye; three vote nay. <br /> Madam Chair: The main motion, as amended, has passed. The commission will provide a check <br /> for $750 to the Library for the Back -to- School Fair. <br /> Ed: Hey Rhonda, why did you vote for the amendment and then vote against the main motion <br /> when it got amended? <br /> Rhonda: I'm with Paul. I didn't really like the idea of giving the Library anything. But between <br /> the two choices, I preferred the idea of just giving the Library a check. People lose gift certificates. <br /> That's why 1 voted for the motion to amend, and then voted against the main motion to give the <br /> Library a check. <br /> Paul: I move to adjourn. <br /> Madam Chair: Based on the nods I see around the table, we are adjourned. <br /> David: Fantastic. I won't need to feed the parking meter! <br /> Happy Endings or at Least Not Too Unhappy <br /> Members like Paul and Mark illustrate the usefulness of having some rules of procedure in place. <br /> Paul may not be happy about the outcome, but he cannot say he did not have a chance to put his <br /> idea out for consideration. Mark may have wished he could have spoken for an hour, but he cannot <br /> say the chair gave other members more latitude. Whether a board uses Robert's Rules or some <br /> other set of set guidelines, rules that are fairly and consistently enforced allow all the members of <br /> boards and commissions to present their views and then bring matters to an end, regardless of how <br /> strongly some may feel about the outcome. <br /> Page 7 of 7 <br />