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.
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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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