The Standard Code #51

The recommendations submitted by the reference committee _____.
1. are often decisive
2. are advisory
3. are one set of ideas
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Accurate, complete, and concise minutes are of _______.
1. vital importance
2. some importance
3. minor importance
4. no importance
Minutes are ____ of an organization.
1. the official history
2. the legal record
3. an invaluable reference
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Who is responsible for the minutes?
1. The elected secretary.
2. The president.
3. The general membership.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
To whom can the secretary delegate responsibility about the minutes?
1. Nobody
2. An ad hoc committee.
3. A standing committee
4. The board of directors
Who approves the minutes?
1. The body for which the minutes are taken.
2. The board.
3. The executive committee.
4. The general membership of the organization.
The minutes are _____.
1. kept by the secretary
2. open to inspection by the members
3. not open to inspection by non-members
4. All of the other answers are correct.
When should the minutes be prepared?
1. Right after the meeting.
2. Right before the next meeting.
3. During the meeting.
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Who is responsible for reading the minutes to the assembly?
1. The secretary
2. The presiding officer
3. The parliamentarian
4. A member chosen in turn
Minutes ____.
1. should be read at the next meeting
2. must be read at the next meeting
3. are not read at any meeting
4. do not have to be read at any meeting
Corrections of the minutes are usually approved by ____.
1. unanimous consent
2. a majority vote
3. two-thirds vote
4. No vote is ever required
Mistakes in the minutes are corrected by _____.
1. writing them in the margin if minor
2. putting them in an appendix if major
3. referencing that they are corrected in the current minutes
4. All of the other answers are correct.
When may corrections be made to the minutes?
1. Only at the meeting at which the minutes are presented.
2. At any meeting.
3. Only before the secretary reads them.
4. Only at the meeting for which the minutes are for.
What happens if there is a standing committee on minutes?
1. The committee corrects the minutes.
2. The committee reports to the assembly.
3. Upon certification by the committee, the assembly can approve by general consent.
4. All of the other answers is correct.
What corrections can be made of approved minutes without approval?
1. Spelling and punctuation.
2. The wording of motions.
3. The recording of votes.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Minutes can be approved by _____.
1. general consent
2. majority vote
3. no objection to them
4. All of the other answers are correct.
When the minutes are approved by the assembly, the secretary _____.
1. writes “Approved” at the end of them
2. enters the date
3. signs them
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What is included in the minutes?
1. All actions and proceedings.
2. The date, hour, and place of the meeting.
3. The type of meeting.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What is included in the minutes?
1. Who the presiding officer was.
2. Information about a quorum being present.
3. If a special meeting, the notice or call of the meeting.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What is included in the minutes?
1. The wording of each motion.
2. The name of the person who made the motion.
3. What happened to the motion.
4. All of the other answers are correct.

The Standard Code #51

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