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2017 ZRA Special Meeting – One last reminder!
March 07, 2017 Dear ZRA members:The ZRA Board of Directors are calling a Special Meeting on March 8, 2017 at 12pm EST. This meeting will be electronic and will cover the bylaws amendments that could not be voted on at the Annual Conference due to lack of quorum. There will also be other bylaws amendments up for a vote and a motion to approve the proposed ZRA Training Certificate Program which will be sent to the membership at least 30 days before the Special Meeting. Please make every effort to attend this meeting as quorum will need to be met to be able to vote on these amendments. Details on where to log in to the special meeting was sent via the listserve last week. Please contact Mary Noell, mary.noell@cincinnatizoo.org, if you need the info again.
Here are the general rules of discussion. Since this meeting is electronic, you will not rise and will not need to say that you have a question, instead you will send a request to speak via the conference website. Further instructions will be given at the beginning of the meeting tomorrow.
1. To make a motion or to discussion a motion:
a. Rise, state your name, and then say, "Madam President"
b. The president will state your name.
c. You have been assigned the floor and can now speak or make your motion.
d. When finished speaking please sit down.
e. If two people rise to speak at the same time, the president will decide which one will speak first. Please sit down until the member assigned the floor has spoken. Then you can rise and give your remarks.
b. The president will state your name.
c. You have been assigned the floor and can now speak or make your motion.
d. When finished speaking please sit down.
e. If two people rise to speak at the same time, the president will decide which one will speak first. Please sit down until the member assigned the floor has spoken. Then you can rise and give your remarks.
2. To ask a question: Rise and say, "Madam President I have a question."
The President will then state, "Please ask your question."
After you ask your question please sit down.
3. Members may speak up to ten minutes each time he speaks. He may speak twice to the same motion after everyone who wants to speak a first time has spoken.
4. All discussion must be related to the motion.
Sincerely,The President will then state, "Please ask your question."
After you ask your question please sit down.
3. Members may speak up to ten minutes each time he speaks. He may speak twice to the same motion after everyone who wants to speak a first time has spoken.
4. All discussion must be related to the motion.
ZRA Board of Directors
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