eNAP Meeting May 13, 2024

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The unit meets electronically by Zoom.  See our Zoom meetings page for details.


Agenda

     Agenda for the April 8, 2024 Regular Meeting of eNAP

0. Verify Quorum of 7 (lesser of 7 and 20%)

1. Welcome of Guests

2. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes

3. Consideration of Applicants for Provisional Membership

4. Recess for Educational Program
        RPs and PRPs seeing CEUs must have their full name displayed, and have their cameras on during the lesson
 "Debate"
 Paul McClintock, PRP,  CP-T

5. Reports of Officers, Boards, and Committees

Election to fill vacancy for Vice President

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.

Reports and Motions

REPORTS for the April 8, 2024, Regular 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

-- Richard Halverson 

Vice President's Report

-- Vacant

Secretary's Report

-- Roberta Berry, RP

Executive Board Report

-- Richard Halverson

Education Committee Report

-- 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

MOTIONS -- Check back for updates

Due to the vacancy in the office of president, Vice President Richard Halverson automatically became unit president, leaving a vacancy in the office of vice president.  An election to fill the vacancy for vice president will be conducted at the April unit meeting. Nominations will be from the floor.

Draft Minutes to Approve

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Draft Meeting Minutes

2024-03-11 Regular Meeting

The 2024-03-11 Regular Meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians (eNAP) was held online via Zoom and called to order by President Mary Grant at 8:00 PM CT (U.S. Central Time), with Secretary Roberta Berry present. A quorum was present.

 

Those attending were: Andrea Hazzard, Andrea Nottingham Ann Rempel, Barbara Proctor, Belinda Brouette, Bernie Callender, Chris Wren, Crystal Thomas, Daniel Ross, Diana Bacon, Don Freese, Dorothy Gordon, Erika Correa, Gail Mitchell, Jennifer Nickel, Jenny Liu, Joan Harmon, Jocelyn V. Williams, Karla Gilchrist Saunders, Lee Woodward, Mary Grant, Marcia Hall-Austin, Melanie Brunson, Paul McClintock, Richard Brown, Roberta Berry, Sean Schilke, Sharon Williams Jackson, Valerie Kelly, Vanessa Black, Vicki Walter, Victoria Juste and Vivian Tansil. Guests: Calandra Jones, Carrie Roach, Cynthia Bell, Margaret Ann Howie, Ruth Ryan, Sandra Harrell Cook, Paul Therrien, and Scott Lieberman.  

The agenda for the March 11, 2024, meeting was adopted by unanimous consent.  

 

The regular meeting minutes from February 12, 2024, were approved with one correction. The announcement should read the next meeting will be held on Monday, March 11th, 2024, at 8:00 PM CT. The approved meeting minutes were posted to the members-only site.

  

Education Program

The unit recessed for the education program at 8:13 PM CT. Don Freese presented the lesson on RP Performance Expectations 6.19 to 6.22; RONRIB, pp. 23-27 & 29; [§4:4-48] and RONR, §4:58-63, and 43:1-7, "Handling Motions" - CEU-approved -. Following that presentation, a parliamentary question-answer opportunity was given to guests and members.

 

The meeting resumed at 9:27 PM CT.

 

President’s Report—Madam President announced that the EAP’s 7th Annual Meeting and Educational Conference was held virtually from March 8 to 9, 2024. During Madam President’s report, President Woodward, EAP President, told the members that the Annual Meeting and Educational Conference recording would be available on the EAP’s website for a short period. Madam President announced that the NAP Board Meeting scheduled for March 14th has been rescheduled for March 27th. She also mentioned that the Board meeting would be in person this month. Madam President noted that the current Bylaws will be revisited in the next few months. Please inform Madam President if you want to serve on the Bylaws Committee.  

 

Vice President’s Report

Vice President Halverson was absent from the meeting. No report was given. 

 

Secretary’s Report

Secretary Berry told the members that the Membership Committee met on March 7 and discussed how to retain and recruit new members for eNAP. She told the members that the committee wants to explore creative and innovative ways to recruit members at large, as well as state units and associations.

CEUs

Paul McClintock told members to check the NAP Portal to see if CEUs are shown there. He also told them it takes about 30 days for the credits/credentials to appear. He walked the members through locating the NAP Portal and checking their records. Paul also told the members that if they do not see the credits, they should contact the National HQs within 30 days about the issue. He reminded the members that their recorded CEUs would not be carried over to the following year. Paul also told the members that he would submit the list of members’ names to NAP HQs for their credit.

 

Announcements:

Madam President mentioned praying for Richard’s spouse as she recovers from surgery.

 

Paul announced that next month’s Educational Program would be presented by Thomas Holmes, “Debate.”

 

The NAP’s Virtual Spring Conference will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM CST. Registration is now open. The fee is $149 for members and $189 for non-members.

  
  The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 8th, 2024, at 8:00 PM CT.

 
  The meeting adjourned at 10:29 PM CT.

 

 



Educational Program

eNAP Educational Program for 2024-04-08  - CEU-approved -


Part 1 -- Education Committee members will present a program on the topics as shown below, based primarily on the Registered Parliamentarian Performance Expectations  (RP-PE) as indicated below.  See these on pp 7-28 in NAP's Criteria For Credentialing (CFC):

> https://www.parliamentarians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-09-Criteria-for-Credentialing_Final.pdf


The resources to be used in conjunction to prepare to meet these RP standards include (CFC p. 6): 

➢ Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (12th edition)

➢ Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief (3rd edition)

➢ Code of Professional Responsibility for Parliamentarians 

➢ Professional Practices in Parliamentary Procedure (2021, NAP), cited as PPPP (login to bookstore first).

➢ Pathways to Proficiency - Script Writing Made Easy (Updated for RONR, 12th ed.)


The upcoming lesson outline:

April 8, Paul McClintock, "Debate" - CEU-approved -  


The 2024 education plan will continue programs based on the RP-PE (see above).  The RP-PE is essential for those preparing for the RP exam, and it is solid parliamentary education for all levels of membership.


Thus, the 2024 through Feb. 2025 educational program schedule and presenters:


Be aware that this plan may be adjusted or replaced in full by the education committee at any time; the enapunit.org website (Meeting Materials > Educational Program) should have any updates to the plan as they occur.


Part 2 -- eNAP Special Rule of Order 1(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 Part-2 questions ahead of time to vice-president@enapunit.org.

The 2024 eNAP Education Committee consists of 


Meeting Notice

[Note: this meeting notice may be further edited up till the time it is emailed about a week before the meeting.]


eNAP meets Monday, April 8th,  2024, at 8pm CT via Zoom


Dear eNAP Unit Member, 

Join us for a regular meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians; the meeting will be held Monday, April 8th, 2024, via Zoom, at 8:00 PM Central Time. Please note that the meeting will be recorded.


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The meeting room will open ten minutes prior to the meeting. If you are having issues joining the meeting, please email us at contact@enapunit.org.


Attendees should use screen names consisting of their real first and last names, and are encouraged to add a suffix to indicate their state, province, or country (example: Katherine Johnson WV). If you are NOT a current member, please preface your name with the prefix of g (example: g Katherine Johnson). Officers should also use the appropriate prefixes designated for them.


The meeting begins at 8:00 PM Central Time or see the time in your local time zone.


FOR MEMBERS


The draft agenda and minutes, reports, and educational program are posted at enapunit.org under "Meeting Materials" 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. 


EDUCATION PROGRAM

On April 8, Paul McClintock will present the lesson on RP Performance Expectations 6.23 to 6.26 - "Debate" - - CEU-approved - -. Following that presentation, a parliamentary question-answer opportunity is given to guests and members.


FOR GUESTS AND FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES


If you have never attended an eNAP meeting, please plan to arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the call to make sure you understand how the meeting will be conducted and to talk with other attendees. Reviewing our introduction page to familiarize yourself with the eNAP chat room and terminology is strongly recommended.


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 expect to be voted in as a member at this meeting, please verify or request access to our members-only 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.


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.

----

Roberta Berry 

eNAP Secretary

Secretary@enapunit.org

Roberta@enapunit.org

(202) 744-1540


The Zoom meeting link is not posted on our publicly viewable web site.  This measure reduces Zoom bombing and other risks. 

The link has been emailed to all members and vetted guests. If you are a guest and would like to attend, or if you need it sent again, please email contact@enapunit.org with your name and reason for attending.  If attending for CEU credits for renewing your RP or PRP credential, please also add your full name, credential, and NAP membership number.

Members may also find the zoom link in the eNAP members-only web site at:

https://groups.google.com/g/enapmembers?label=links