AWS Community Day CPH - Three problems of Terraform
Roberts rules of order
1. Meetings That Work
Effective meetings require planning in
advance by the Presiding Officer and
everyone who participates.
Members are committed to the group
purpose.
Understand the reason for the meeting and
do your preparation in accordance with
this understanding.
2. Meetings Have Purpose
Each meeting and agenda item is clear
To share ideas and information only
To brief members before action
To generate new ideas
To make a decision
To make a recommendation
• Always know what the purpose is
3. Knowledge Skillsets
A successful meeting participant needs:
Knowledge of the subject matter at hand
Knowledge of Roberts Rules of Order
Knowledge of persuasive powers
Knowledge of critical thinking
Knowledge of decision making
Knowledge of human dynamics
4. Parliamentary rules take into
account the often conflicting
interests that develop
during meetings, and they
provide procedures that
ensure decisions are
made fairly.
5. Basic Definitions
• Quorum – minimum number of members
required to transact business
• Bylaws – basic regulations governing the
organization
• Standing rules – details concerning
administration of organization
• Motion – formal proposal that an action be taken
• Presiding officer – meeting leader who sees that
rules are observed
6. Six Steps in Handling
a Main Motion
1. Member makes a motion
2. Another member seconds the motion
3. Presiding officer places motion before group
4. Motion is open for debate
5. Motion is put to a vote
6. Presiding officer announces result
7. Exercise 1 – Make Motion, Debate, Vote
A Board member makes a motion; I move that
(or “to”) ……..
It is seconded and debate begins
The member speaks in support.
Another speaks in opposition followed by
members alternate speaking on the motion.
Motion stated, call for vote, announce result.
8. Subsidiary Motions
1. Postpone indefinitely – group avoids direct vote on
main motion
2. Amend – word pending motion is modified
3. Refer to committee – send to another group for
study
4. Postpone to a certain time – consider something
later
5. Limit or extend limits of debate
6. Previous question – stop debate on pending motion
and vote
7. Lay on table – put aside a pending motion
9. Exercise 2 – Order of Precedence
A Board member motion is seconded, debate is
active
Subsidiary motions are made.
Members address the Presiding Officer
The Presiding Officer manages motion
precedence through the debate.
The Presiding Officer reminds all that of the
immediately pending motion and secondary
motions.
10. Privileged Motions
1. Call for Orders of the Day
2. Raise a question of privilege
3. Recess
4. Adjourn
5. Fix time to adjourn
Note: Set the next meeting if not
already scheduled
11. Exercise 3 – Privileged Motions
A Board member motion is seconded, debate is
active
Subsidiary motions are made.
Members address the Presiding Officer
The Presiding Officer manages motion
precedence through the debate.
The Presiding Officer reminds all that of the
immediately pending motion.
12. Most Frequently Used
Incidental Motions
1. Point of Order
2. Appeal
3. Point of information
4. Suspension of rules
5. Objection to consideration of question
6. Division of question
7. Consideration by paragraph
8. Division of assembly
14. Value of Roberts Rules of Order
• Have effective meetings
• Discuss matters in productive ways
• Make progress on difficult matters
• Build leadership skills
• Refine presentation skills
• Appreciate the value of coalitions
