ORIGINAL: John Casey
So why is it important to have Roberts rules of order in your clubs bylaws?
the AMA recommended bylaws PDF file has it in there....
Whats the purpose of having them?
Henry Martyn Robert put the basic rules together and published them in February of 1876.
It was a reduction of parlimentary procedures adapted to allow meetings that needed to cover multiple agendas to work without dropping into complete chaos.
If used according to the book dissenting as well a popular agendas can be heard in an orderly and timely manner without constant interruption by the opposing parties.
It also stops a person or a small group from ram rodding something through without the consent of the 51% majority.
Roberts works well but is usually corrupted or bypassed if the person at the head of the meeting is not familiar with the rules or does not have the will to enforce them.