If a matter arises during the meeting that is not “in order,” members attending may vote to suspend the rules to address that matter immediately.This motion must be seconded, is neither debatable nor amendable, and requires a simple majority to pass. If the minutes are distributed ahead of time, a motion to dispense with reading of the minutes may be made. Reading of the minutes under the first order of business may be waived if the draft minutes are distributed to the members ahead of the meeting.Unfinished actions can also be handled under “Unfinished Business.” “Special Orders” are usually motions or actions carrying over from past meetings, for which the members want to make certain are addressed at the present meeting.Note that “Determination of a Quorum” is not part of the formal order of business, because the meeting must have a quorum before any official business is conducted.Reports of Officers and Standing Committees. Reading the Minutes of the previous meeting.For other AFS meetings, Robert’s Rules suggests that the meetings follow the following order of business: The AFS Rules provide an order of business for the annual Business Meeting that must be followed and which supersedes the order suggested in Robert’s Rules. Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program.Latin America & Caribbean Fisheries Congress 2023.Future of the Nation’s Aquatic Resources.
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