Recess
66 Recess When is the motion to Recess a privileged motion? The motion to Recess is privileged only when business is pending. A motion to Recess that is made when no question is pending is a main motion. Is the motion to Recess debatable? When a main motion is pending, the motion to Recess is not debatable (230–31). Some authorities allow debate limited to the time duration or to the need for a recess.51 Robert’s allows the privileged motion to Recess to be amended, but not debated (231). The motion to Recess is debatable if it is made when no motion is pending. What’s the difference between ending the day with a recess versus an adjournment at a convention? There is little difference; in both cases business is taken up where it was interrupted when the motion to Recess or the motion to Adjourn was made. Following an adjournment, however, the following day will begin with opening ceremonies or the reading of minutes (85). Must a motion to Recess be expressed in an amount of time? No, a recess can be until the meeting is called to order by the chair or until after some event, such as the arrival of the treasurer (232). May the assembly recess for a long period of time? Robert’s says a recess is a “short intermission,” but there is no definite limitation on the length of a recess except that it cannot extend beyond the time for the next regular or special meeting. The term recess is commonly used for an interval of a few minutes (230). ...
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