The presiding officer should know if there are any items to be considered under unfinished business. Instead, the presiding officer should simply state the question on the first item of business. If there is no unfinished business, the presiding officer should skip this category of business. In this category of business, members can introduce any new item of for consideration. As a result, the presiding officer may be unaware of what items of business will arise under new business.
Any member can then introduce new items of business by making a motion and obtaining a second.
This process continues until there are no additional business items to come before the assembly. In most assemblies the presiding officer can adjourn the meeting without waiting for a motion to adjourn. Hearing no objection, the meeting is adjourned. Jim Slaughter is one of only three attorneys in the country who is both a Professional Registered Parliamentarian and a Certified Professional Parliamentarian-Teacher.