d.
All costs incurred by the members of the committee for attending meetings will be
reimbursed by each individual member’s employer.
3.
Resolutions
a.
Resolutions shall be submitted in an approved format and shall follow the
procedures for selecting, preparing and drafting resolutions as set out in Appendix
“
A” attached to this document.
b.
Resolutions, regional or provincial in scope, and having been passed by a majority at
a local Agricultural Service Board meeting shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the
Regional Resolutions Committee four weeks prior to the Regional Conference. Late
resolutions must be submitted to the Regional Conference with sufficient copies for
all voting delegates and attendants (approx. 125) and accepted by a simple majority
of the assembly.
4.
Procedures
a.
Resolutions submitted to the Regional Conference shall be handled in the numerical
order assigned by the Chairman unless 3/5 of the voting delegates on the floor agree
to accept a resolution out of numerical order.
b.
Each resolution must have a Mover and a Seconder.
c.
Only the "Therefore Be It Resolved" section will be read.
d.
The Chairman shall call on the Mover and Seconder to speak to the resolution and
then immediately call for anyone wishing to speak in opposition.
1.
If there is no one to speak in opposition, the question shall be called
2.
If there are speakers in opposition, the Chairman shall at his discretion call
for anyone other than the Mover or Seconder to speak to the resolution
before the debate is closed
e.
Anyone wishing to amend a resolution must then speak to the resolutions as
written, or anyone wishing clarification must speak up. All amendments must have
a Mover and Seconder.
f.
Only one amendment will be accepted at a time and only one amendment to the
amendment will be accepted on any resolution.
g.
The Chairman has the discretion to request a written amendment.
h.
The Mover and Seconder are allowed five minutes in total to speak to the resolution
or amendment. The Seconder may waive his right to speak and the Mover would be
allowed the full five minutes.
i.
The Mover and Seconder have the right to close the debate and a maximum of two
minutes each will be allowed for this.
j.
All other speakers, for or against the resolution, are allowed a maximum of two
minutes.
5.
Voting and Speaking
a.
Voting members of Agricultural Service Boards/Agricultural Committees shall be
recognized voters on any resolution.
1.
In the South Region, each ASB shall select two voting delegates to the
Regional Conference who shall display the voting credentials and be
recognized voters on any resolution (October 1997).
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