Adjourn:
- Close the meeting
Chair:
- Person who presides over the meeting
- President
Civility:
- Politeness or courtesy
Common good:
- The good of everyone
Golden Rule:
- Treat others as you would like to be treated.
“I move”:
- Words a person uses to make a motion
- It is NOT correct to say “I make a motion.”
Income:
- Money earned by working at a job
Mandatory:
- Required by law
Meeting:
- Group of members gathered to conduct business
Minutes:
- Formal proposal, or suggestion, made by someone at a meeting
Motion:
- Close the meeting
Parliamentary procedure:
- Set of rules used by a group to conduct meetings and make fair decisions for the group
Recognize:
- Call on
Robert’s Rules of Order:
- Most common set of parliamentary guidelines
Secretary:
- Official record keeper
Take the floor:
- Have permission to speak
Treasurer:
- Person in charge of the money of a group or organization
Vice-chair:
- Presides when the chair is absent
- Vice president