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Based on my experience with meetings good and bad, I've compiled some tips from both practical and parliamentary sources to get any group on the right track. Start on time. Identify the meeting's goals and each agenda item's goal ahead of time. Set time limits for each agenda item. Have all reports submitted in writing with enough advance time for board members to read them, and have any recommendations for action highlighted in the reports. Use unanimous consent for uncontroversial questions. Don't vote on minutes. Ask for any changes. If there are none, the minutes are adopted by unanimous consent. When a report contains only information and not any recommendations for action, don't vote on it. When a motion comes from a committee, don't ask for a second. The committee is presumed to include at least two in favor of its consideration. (Also, in small boards—about a dozen or fewer—motions need not be seconded.) Clearly articulate any desired action, typically in the form of a motion, to focus discussion. Don't wait until the end of discussion to make a motion. If you've finished all business contained in the agenda, don't vote to adjourn. After giving everyone an opportunity to present additional business, just adjourn.
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses the loss of an ecclesiastical office, Canons 184-196. (April 11, 2019)
In this inaugural episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti provides a fundamental understanding of the notion of law in the Church, a specific treatment of the term ius and canon, an analysis of the fontes of law, and a dissection of the definition of law. (January 10, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses general norms, Canons 1 through 6. (January 24, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses Ecclesiastical Law in Canons 7 through 22. (January 31, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses custom and general decrees and instructions, Canons 23-34 (February 7, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses individual administrative acts and individual decrees and precepts, Canons 35-58. (February 14, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discussions the prescription and computation of time, Canons 197-203. (April 18, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses privileges and dispensations, Canons 76-93. (February 29, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses statutes and rules of order; physical and juridic persons, Canons 94-112 (March 7, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses juridic persons and juridic acts, Canons 113-128. (March 14, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses the power of governance, Canons 129-144. (March 21, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses ecclesiastical offices: free conferral and presentation, Canons 145-163. (March 28, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti discusses ecclesiastical offices: election, Canons 164-183. (April 4, 2019)
In this episode of Canon Law: General Norms, Msgr. Ramacciotti explains rescripts, Canons 59-75. (February 21, 2019)
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