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Agenda
Agenda
Agenda for the August 11, 2025 Regular Meeting of eNAP Unit
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. Special Orders
5. Recess for Educational Program
RPs and PRPs seeking CEUs must have their full name displayed and have their cameras on during the lesson.
"Interpreting Bylaws & Rules, 9.11-12" - Thomas Havelka, PRP
6. Reports of Officers, Boards, and Committees (as needed)
President's Report
Vice President's Report
Secretary's Report
Standing Committees (Bylaws, Education, Membership, Technology)
7. Unfinished Business and General Orders
8. New Business -
9. Announcements
Note: The order of business is set by special rule of order 5.
Zoom Link
Zoom Link
The unit meets electronically by Zoom. See our Zoom meetings page for details.
Reports and Motions
Reports and Motions
REPORTS for the August 11th, 2025, 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
-- Roberta Berry, RP, President
Vice President's Report
-- Sean Schilke, VP
Secretary's Report
--Belinda Brouette, Secretary
Education Committee Report
The August 11th presentation is:
"Interpreting Bylaws & Rules," 9.11-12" presented by Thomas Havelka, PRP, CEU-Approved
-- Sean Schilke, Chair
Membership Committee Report
-- Belinda Brouette, Chair
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. Motion:
Draft Minutes to Approve
Draft Minutes to Approve
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Draft Meeting Minutes
2025-07-14 Regular Meeting
The 2025-07-14 Regular Meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians (eNAP) was held online via Zoom and called to order by President Roberta Berry at 7:30 PM CT (U.S. Central Time), with Belinda Brouette serving as secretary. A quorum was present.
Those attending (members and guests) were: Alice Lewin, Alisa Ryu, Atul Kapur, Belinda Brouette, Carla Patrick-Fagan, Carmella Davis Watkins, Christopher G Wren, Cynthia Mayo, Daniel Ivey-Soto, Daniel Ross, Deidre Flowers, Delores C Schoen, Diana Bacon, D'Lisa Patterson, Don Freese, Eugene Smith, Gloria de Meireles, Grace Vera, Hattie Mary Young, Ileana De La Rosa, Jacki Capper, Jeanna Kindle, Jenny Liu, Joan Harmon, Jonathan Cihlar, Juanita Williams, Julia Price, Kevin Connelly, Kristen Nelson, LaShanda Meyers, Melanie Brunson, Michael Golojuch, Nicole Jones, Paul McClintock, Sara Lassiter, Sean Schilke, Susan Lee, Tracy Sheard Wilson, Valencia Hall, Victor Vera, Weldon Merritt.
Guests: Missy Burchette, Keshia Mark
The regular meeting minutes from June 9th were approved with corrections and posted to the members-only site.
Education Program
The unit recessed for the education program at 7:35 PM CT. Vice President Sean Schilke introduced: Susan Eads Role, PRP "Board/Committee Reports" - CEU-approved.
The meeting resumed at 8:58 PM CT.
Vice President's Report
Vice President Schilke announced that the upcoming Educational Session will feature Tom Havelka, PRP, as our presenter for the evening, focusing on "Interpreting Bylaws & Rules."
Secretary’s Report
New Members: Diana Duncan-Ramsden; Provisional Members: Leticia Bates
Announcements:
Crystal Thomas announced that the District 8 Conference, titled "The Power of 8," will be held on August 8–9, 2025.
The American Institute of Parliamentarians (AIP) Annual Session is set for August 7–9, 2025, in Charleston, SC.
The 2025 National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) Virtual Leadership Conference will take place on August 1-2, 2025.
The NAP 45th Biennial Convention is scheduled to take place from August 20 to 24, 2025, in Phoenix, AZ.
NAP Educational Foundation is sponsoring a workshop for Tribal Leaders and Members of Tribes during the NAP Conference and those who work with Tribes in respect to their governments. NAP Educational Foundation is requesting NAP members who are members of Federally recognized Tribes or works with Federally recognized Tribes.
The meeting adjourned at 9:08 PM CT.
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Roberta Berry
eNAP President
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Belinda Brouette
eNAP Recording Secretary
Educational Program
Educational Program
eNAP Educational Program
8-11-2025 Thomas Havelka, PRP, Interpreting Bylaws & Rules, 9.11-12 -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):
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 (available only to NAP members; login to bookstore first).
➢ Pathways to Proficiency - Script Writing Made Easy (Updated for RONR, 12th ed.)
The education workshops are generally 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 January through August 2025 educational program schedule and presenters:
1-13-2025 Paul McClintock, PRP, Tellers, RP-PE 7.19-21 - CEU-approved -
2-10-2025 Diana Bacon, PRP, Professional Responsibility - CEU-approved -
3-10-2025 Paul McClintock, PRP, Renewing Motions & Motions Not in Order - CEU-approved -
4-14-2025 Miriam Simmons, PRP, Quantum of Quorum - CEU-approved -
5-12-2025 David Whitaker, PRP, HOA Documents & Procedures - CEU-approved -
6-9-2025 Mary Remson, PRP, Committees, 10.5-7, - CEU approved-
7-14-2025 Susan Eads Role, PRP, Boards/Committee Reports, 10.21-22, - CEU-Approved
8-11-2025 Tom Havelka, PRP, Interpreting Bylaws & Rules, 9.11-12, -CEU Approved
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 2025 eNAP Education Committee consists of
Sean Schilke - Chair, ex officio as Vice President
Don Freese, PRP-R
Thomas Holmes, PRP
Diana Bacon, PRP
Paul McClintock, PRP, CEU Coordinator
Roberta Berry, RP, ex officio as President
Meeting Notice
Meeting Notice
[Note: this meeting notice may be further edited up until the time it is emailed about a week before the meeting.]
eNAP meets Monday, August 11th, 2025, at 7:30 pm 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, August 11th, 2025, via Zoom, at 7:30 PM Central Time. Please note that the meeting will be recorded.
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Please note that if you are using a telephone for audio only, you can join on your computer first and click join with telephone. Otherwise, click join with computer audio.
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 7:30 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 August 11th, Thomas Havelka, PRP, will present the lesson on "Interpreting Bylaws & Rules", 9:11-12 -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.
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Belinda Brouette
eNAP Secretary
Secretary@enapunit.org
Belinda@enapunit.org
(650) 223-5695
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 enapmeetings@gmail.com 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:
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