Submitting a motion
What is a motion?
You can have motions by themselves, but...
You can also have
Bylaws
These go into the bylaws section of the Medsin UK Constitution and Bylaws and as such need to be numbered and given a section if there is not one that they already fit into.
SO - any bylaws submitted as a need to be given a number and put in the appropriate section. If you know where it goes, great, if not, ask.
Guidance Statements
These provide guidance to the National Committee. They say what should be done, or how the network should be advised. They aren't binding but require a lot less paperwork.
Policy Statements
These are most often used as a statement about what we believe as an organisation. They do not need to result in any action by the National Committee or any other body, but can be used by the organisation as a whole or by individual parts to make a statement in the media, to put pressure on organisations etc. Effectively, we are saying, The Medsin-UK policy on this issue is....
Submitting it
You need to write it out, with a rationale, and send it to committee@medsin.org by the publicised deadline (available in the newsletter in the weeks before a voting session.)
For Example:
Bylaw: To insert bylaw 2.10.5.1 to read: provides jaffa cakes for meetings Rationale: This is part of the technology and communications director's role, facilitating communication between national committee members.
Guidance Statement: There should be jaffa cakes at all medsin general assemblies Rationale: Delegates get hungry during the long voting sessions.
Policy Statement: Medsin believes that jaffa cakes help concentration. Rationale: Jaffa cakes provide sugar highs which help people focus on important issues.
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Last updated on Monday 07 April 2008 at 14:17.
