Announcements Adjournment Note that the order of business is merely a guideline. It is flexible and meant to be adapted to the needs and size of the assembly. Motions are the vehicles which allow the members to participate in the meeting. They are formal statements of a proposal or question to an assembly for consideration. The motions are classified as main, subsidiary, incidental and privileged.
Specific motions are appropriate for each stage of the meeting.
Some important general information about motions may help to put this concept into perspective. A motion that you present must be relevant to the current subject of discussion. It also must be offered at the correct time and not be disruptive to the flow the meeting. It is also important to know whether a particular motion can interrupt the speaker who has the floor. This will be evident when the motions are defined and those that convey important information or may interrupt the current speaker are identified.