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Meetings Join us for our regular meeting the second Tuesday of each month September-May (none in December). 10:15 A.M. Englewood Public Library 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS DISTRICT 7 COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
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What is Parliamentary Procedure? Parliamentary procedure are formal rules governing the methods of procedure, discussion and debate in deliberative bodies, organized assemblies and other formal organizations. It is about helping groups come to a decision while respecting the rights of all members. Using parliamentary procedure in your meetings will help keep your meetings short, ensure that the minority's rights are preserved, help you take efficient minutes, and effectively use motions among many other things. Let the Colorado Beta Gaveliers show you how to do so.
Colorado Beta Gavaliers Unit was chartered November 12, 1970. While we meet at the Englewood Library our members live throughout the Denver Metro area. This is a strong unit with about 20 members. The membership includes active members, provisional members, Registered Parliamentarians and Profesional Registered Parliamentarians.
We start with a business meeting which helps us put into practice what we have learned about parliamentary procedure. Following each business meeting, the procedure of the meeting is critiqued by one of the instructors. This constructive analysis aids the Officers, Chairmen and members in learning first hand what is good parliamentary procedure and what wording, action or procedure might have been handled in another way to aid the members in sharpening their skills.
After the business meeting is a short social time followed by an instructional lesson. Past lessons have consisted of writing bylaws, making motions, writing concise minutes and reviewing sections of Roberts Rules of Order. Discussions are always lively and very informative. Click on "Beta Education Programs" to see our programs for this year.
The Colorado Association of Parliamentarians (CAP) was organized in 1959 as a State association of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP). The purpose of the association is to promote interest in parliamentary law. The Colorado Association of Parliamentarians offers you parliamentary study unit, classes in Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised, workshops in parliamentary procedure, parliamentarians to assist in meetings and conventions, parliamentarians as judges and instructors for student teams in parliamentary competitions, assistance in preparing bylaws and forming new organizations. See Colorado Units link for other study units.
Organized in 1930, the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) is the oldest professional non-profit association of parliamentarians in the world. Current membership is approximately 3,500, which 450 hold professional registered status. For further information click on the National Association of Parliamentarians link.
Six Steps to Making a Motion - To make a motion, a person must be a voting member of the group that is meeting. There are six steps in the motion process: 1) A member makes a motion. This is usually worded as " I move...". 2) Another member seconds the motion. A second means that the member believes the issue should be discussed. It does not necessarily mean that the member agrees with the motion. 3) The chair states the motion which formally places it before the assemble. 4) The motion is debated by the group. 5) The chair puts the motion to a vote. 6) The chair announces the results of the vote and the action required due to the vote. 
