eNAP Meeting - July 11, 2022
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Agenda
Agenda for the June 13 Meeting of eNAP
0. Verify Quorum of 7 (lesser of 7 and 20%)
1. Welcome of Guests
2. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes (https://www.enapunit.org/minutes)
3. Consideration of Applicants for Provisional Membership
4. Recess for Educational Program (https://www.enapunit.org/minutes)
5. Reports of Officers, Boards, and Committees (https://www.enapunit.org/reports)
6. Unfinished Business and General Orders.
7. New Business - see previous notices for any motions in the meeting notice
8. Announcements
Note: The agenda is set by special rule of order 13.
Draft Minutes
eNAP Unit of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS®
Draft Minutes
2022-06-13 Regular Meeting
The 2022-06-13 Regular Meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians (eNAP) was held online via Zoom and called to order at 8:00 PM CT (U.S. Central Time) by President Weldon Merritt, with Secretary Richard Halverson present. A quorum was present.
Those attending were: Adam Hathaway, Andrea Banks, Ann Rempel, Atul Kapur, Benjamin Carroll, Crystal Thomas, Danielle Henry, Delores C Schoen, Diana Bacon, Don Freese, Jacquita L Wright-Henderson, Jan Meyer, Jeanna Kindle, Jenny Liu, Joan Harmon, Lee Woodward, Dr. Mary Q. Grant, Myrna Phillips, Paul McClintock, Richard Halverson, Roberta Berry, Seitebatso Moruthane, Sharon L Williams Jackson, Thomas F. Holmes, Vanessa M Black, Vicki Walter, Weldon Merritt,. Guest: Mare Repetto
The minutes of the previous regular meeting were approved as posted at https://enapunit.org/agenda.
The unit recessed for the education program at 8:01 PM CT. Education Committee Thomas Holmes, RP, presented on the topic: Amend, covering Registered Parliamentarian Exam Performance Expectations (RP-PE) 3.1-3.7. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period.
The meeting resumed at 9:21 PM CT.
The next meeting will be held on Monday July 11, 2022, at 8:00 pm CT.
The NAP Virtual Leadership Conference will be held August 26-27, 2022
The NAP Training Conference Albuquerque New Mexico will be held September 8-10, 2022
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:32 PM CT.
Richard Halverson, Secretary
Reports and Motions
Reports for the April 11, 2022 Meeting -- Check back for updates
Note: Reports are posted as they become available by the respective officer or committee. Please check back if a report is missing. All reports should be available prior to the start of the meeting.
President's Report
The president has appointed the following members to the indicated committees:
· Education Committee:
o Azella Collins, PRP
o Don Freese, PRP-R
o Thomas Holmes, RP
· Membership Committee:
o Rose Acerra
o Suzanna Rawlins
-- Weldon Merritt, PRP-R
Vice President's Report
-- Paul McClintock, PRP
Secretary's Report
-- Richard Halverson
Executive Board Report
On February 11, 2022, the Executive Board, via email, approved the president’s appointments of the following members to the indicated committees:
· Education Committee:
o Azella Collins, PRP
o Don Freese, PRP-R
o Thomas Holmes, RP
· Membership Committee:
o Rose Acerra
o Suzanna Rawlins
-- Weldon Merritt
Membership Committee Report
-- Richard Halverson
Motions Expected to be Considered at this meeting:
None.
-- Richard Halverson
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Archived reports for previous meetings are filed at the members-only site at:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/enapmembers/categories
Educational Program
eNAP Educational Program for 2022-07-11
Part 1 -- Education Committee member Weldon Merritt, PRP-R, will be the presenter. The topic is, Amend (part 2), covering Registered Parliamentarian Exam Performance Expectations (RP-PE) 3.8 through 3.14. See these at:
> https://www.parliamentarians.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/43-RP-Standards-rev.-08062021.pdf
and the key to symbols at the bottom of:
> https://www.parliamentarians.org/rp-standards/
Note that this year's lessons will cover only the RP-PE items with a blue triangle "1" in front, for exam process "step 1".
The educational program schedule, subject to change, is for education committee members to present as follows:
For July, Weldon Merritt will teach on the RP-PE 3.8 through 3.14 items, "Amend"
For August, Paul McClintock will teach on the RP-PE 3.15 through 3.17 items, "Commit or Refer"
For September, Don Freese will teach on RP-PE 3.18 through 3.22 items, "Postpone Definitely"
For October, Thomas Holmes will teach on the RP-PE 3.23 through 3.27 items, "Limit/Extend Limits of Debate"
For November, Weldon Merritt will teach on the RP-PE 3.28 through 3.33 items, "Previous Question"
For December, Paul McClintock will teach on the RP-PE 3.34 through 3.38 items, "Recess"
For January 2023, Don Freese will teach on the RP-PE 3.39 through 3.44 items, "Adjourn"
Part 2 -- eNAP Special Rule of Order 11(A) says: "A part of each educational program shall be to allow members to ask opinions of other members on parliamentary questions that they have."
If possible, please submit membership questions ahead of time to contact@enapunit.org.
Call to Meeting
[Note: this meeting notice may be further edited, up till the time it is emailed about a week before the meeting.]
eNAP meets Monday, July 11 at 8pm CT via Zoom
Join us for a regular meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians, The meeting will be Monday, June 13, 2022 via Zoom, at 8:00 PM Central Time or see the time in your local time zone. Please note that the meeting will be recorded.
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FOR MEMBERS
The draft agenda and minutes, reports, and educational program are posted as they become available by the respective officer or committee. Please check back if a report is missing, or if it is a prior meeting report. All reports should be available prior to the meeting call to order.
Educational Program
For Part I, eNAP President and Education Committee member Wendell Merritt, PRP-R, will present on the topic: Amend, covering Registered Parliamentarian Exam Performance Expectations (RP-PE) 3.8-3.14 (described here). Part II of the program is always a question and answer period. Questions can be on any parliamentary topic. Guests may ask questions.
FOR GUESTS AND FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES
If you have never attended an eNAP meeting, please plan to arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to the call to ensure you understand how the meeting will be conducted and to converse with other attendees. It is strongly recommended you review our introduction page to familiarize yourself with the eNAP chat room and terminology.
If you are not yet an eNAP member and would like to join, you may complete and submit the application form. Applications by NAP members are approved automatically upon verification of their NAP membership. Application by those who are not NAP members may be approved after they have attended at least one unit meeting.
MEMBERS-ONLY AREA AND REQUESTING ACCESS
If you are an eNAP member, or a guest requesting eNAP membership, please verify or request access to our Google Groups page. Voting could be held via this section at any time, which is akin to a ballot vote. Should you have difficulty logging in or requesting membership, please contact me. To ensure sufficient time, please do this 2 or more days prior to the meeting if possible.
As always, we welcome you to invite guests to our meeting to observe and/or join our electronic unit. I look forward to seeing you at the upcoming e-meeting, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Richard Halverson, Secretary
contact@enapunit.org