After
asking if Robert’sRules are valid for your meeting, a need to show
the differences in process and terms in a more easy-to-read format has come to
light. Roles are often the same, just
different names. Below are three
comparison charts to illustrate the differences and similarities.
History
Designed in 1876 for government use and later adapted for societies,
11th edition on Amazaon #ad published 2011
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Evolved out of quality improvement and team building efforts in business
1980-1990 then RARA book on Amazon #ad published in 2003 – new release coming 2019
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Process Summaries
RONR Process
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RARA Process
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Formal and strict structure
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Informal but adheres to set agenda
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Requires motion and 2nd to debate/discuss, if no 2nd
then no discussion
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Team agrees to discuss issues/solutions or not
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Suggests quorum to call for majority
vote, minority is allowed to debate/discuss prior to call for vote
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Allows for multiple decision-making methods (consensus,
majority, ranking, etc.)
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Committees do or arrange outside work and report progress
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Team members do/arrange outside work and report their progress
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Gavel is used to mark meeting progress or gain attention
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Facilitator encourages group back to agenda
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Includes process to discipline disruptions and problems during meeting
time
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Suggested methods for handling typical
disruptions in meeting
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Speaking time per person limited to 10 minutes for small groups
and typically 2 minutes each for large groups – also an individual may be
limited to speaking 2 times during a debate/discussion
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Presentation time is limited to what is set on agenda and individual
speaking time during discussion on set topic may be set before discussion
begins
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Possible Roles
RONR Roles
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RARA Roles
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Chair/President
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Facilitator
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Secretary/Clerk or Historian
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Recorder, aka Record-Keeper
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Assembly/Officers and Members
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Members
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Guest (cannot vote)
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Observer (cannot vote)
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Sergeant –at-arms or Doorkeeper or Parliamentarian
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Gatekeeper or Timekeeper (optional)
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Speaker/Lecturer
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Talker, aka Presenter
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Treasurer (if $) or Teller (vote-counter)
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Most Used Terms
RONR Terms
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RARA Terms
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Adjourn
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Close/Closing
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Amend/Amendment(s)
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Change/Combine/Clarify
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Call to Order
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Open/Opening
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Debate
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Discuss
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Decorum
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Code of Conduct or Ground Rules
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Floor
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Minutes
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Records/Minutes
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Motion/Move EXAMPLE IN MINUTES
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New Business
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Open Time
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Order of Business/Order of the Day/Program
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Program
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Presentation
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Recess
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Break
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Refer/Commit to Committee (or person)
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Resolution/Resolved 2-PART DESCRIPTION
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Roll Call
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RONR = Rules of Order Newly Revised
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RARA = Roles, Agenda, Records, Actions
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Table/Postpone
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Put in Parking Lot
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Unfinished/Old Business
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Next Agenda or pull from Parking Lot
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Vote/Decision
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Decision-making methods
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Meeting Types
RONR Meetings
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RARA Meetings
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Annual
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Board/Executive
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Committee
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Sub-team
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Regular
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Special
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6 types
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Electronic (specified method other than face-to-face in bylaws)
– added in 11th edition
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