eNAP Meeting December 9th, 2024

Agenda

     Agenda for the December 9, 2024 Regular Meeting of eNAP

0. Verify Quorum of 7 (lesser of 7 and 20%)

1. Welcome of Guests

2. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes

3. Consideration of Applicants for Provisional Membership

4. Special Orders

Elect Nominating Committee 

5. Recess for Educational Program
        RPs and PRPs seeking CEUs must have their full name displayed and have their cameras on during the lesson.
 "Nominations and Elections"

          Fashika Willis, PRP

6. Reports of Officers, Boards, and Committees

President's Report 

Bylaws Committee Report

Membership Report

7. Unfinished Business and General Orders.

8. New Business - see previous notices for any motions in the meeting notice

9.  Announcements

Note: The agenda is set by special rule of order 13.

Zoom Link

The unit meets electronically by Zoom.  See our Zoom meetings page for details.


Reports and Motions

REPORTS for the December 9th, 2024, Regular Meeting -- Check back for updates

Note:  Reports are posted as they become available by the respective officer or committee. Please check back if a report is missing. All reports should be available prior to the start of the meeting.

President's Report

-- Richard Halverson, President

Vice President's Report

-- Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, VP

Secretary's Report

-- Roberta Berry, RP, Secretary

Bylaw Committee Report

-- Bernie Callender, PRP, Chair

Education Committee Report

The Dec 9 presentation is:
Topic:  Nominations and Elections
Presenter: Fashika Willis, PRP, has been a member of NAP since 2016, a PRP since 2018, a leader of The Sounding Block Unit, and the President of the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians.

-- Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, Chair

Membership Committee Report 

--Roberta Berry, RP, Chair

Technology Committee Report

-- Crystal Thomas, PRP, Chair

Nominating Committee Report

The eNAP Unit nominating committee emailed members asking for nominations, including self-nominations.  Two members responded.  The committee thanks each respondent and all members for considering how they can contribute to the unit, and nominates:

Submitted by Paul McClintock, Chair; Gloria de Meireles, Sean Schilke

Nov. 26, 2025

Archived reports for previous meetings are filed at the members-only site at:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/enapmembers/categories

MOTIONS -- Check back for updates.


Sean Schilke provided notice in November that he would like to change the time of the meeting at the next meeting by an amendment to the standing rules permanently. 


Draft Minutes to Approve

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Draft Meeting Minutes

2024-11-11 Regular Meeting

 The 2024-11-11 Regular Meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians (eNAP) was held online via Zoom and called to order by President Richard Halverson at 7:30 PM CT (U.S. Central Time), with Secretary Roberta Berry present. A quorum was present.

 

Those attending were: Ann Rempel, Belinda Brouette, Bernadine Callender-James, Carmella Watkins, Christopher Wren, Crystal Thomas, Daniel Ross, Deidre Flowers, Diana Bacon, Don Freese, Erika Correa, Gail Mitchell, Gloria de Meireles, Hattie Young, Jackilyn Capper, Jacquita Wright-Henderson, Jeanna Kindle, Jennifer Nickel, Jenny Liu, Jim Lohr, Joan Harmon, Jocelyn Williams, Julia Price, Lynda Schram,  Karla Gilchrist Saunders, Kevin Connelly, Kristen Nelson,  Lee Woodard, Lorraine Johnson, Mamphahlele Moruthane, Marcia Hall, Mark Apodaca, Mary Remson, Mildred Simmons, Myra Celestin, Nicole Jones, Pat Martin, Paul McClintock, Richard Brown, Richard Halverson, Roberta Berry, Robin Crawford, Ruth Ryan, Sean Schilke, Thomas Havelka, Tracy Wilson, Vanessa Black, Victoria Juste, and Vivian Tansil.

 

Guests: Alisa R. Drayton, Beverly Przybylski, Debora West, Larry Randle, Kim Stracener Zapalac

and Orange County.

 

The November 11, 2024, meeting agenda was adopted without objection.

 

The regular meeting minutes from October 14, 2024, were approved and posted to the members-only site.

 

Nominating Committee:

The following members were elected without objection: Paul McClintock, Sean Schilke, and Gloria de Meireles.

 

Education Program:

The unit recessed for the education program at 7:45 PM CT. Diana Bacon, PRP, presented a lesson on Voting Methods 7.7 - 7.12, which was CEU-approved. Following that presentation, guests and members had a parliamentary question-and-answer opportunity. The meeting resumed at 8:52 PM CT.


President’s Report:

No report was given.

 

Vice President’s Report:

No report was given.


Secretary’s Report:

At the November meeting, the secretary provided the total number of eNAP Unit members. Seventy-eight active members consistently attended meetings, while thirty inactive members have attended at most one meeting this year. As of the November 11th meeting, twenty-one new members had joined the unit this year. There are twenty NAP regular members and one provisional member.

 

Membership Committee:

eNAP Unit members should have received their NAP membership renewal notice invoice in your member portal.  

 

Bylaws Committee:

eNAP Unit updated Bylaws were submitted to the NAP Bylaw Committee for review and approval; upon review of the bylaws, the following is provided for the unit's review for compliance with NAP Bylaws. eNAP Unit submit the two amended bylaws for final review.

 

Bernie Callender-James, chairperson, presented the Bylaws Committee report. Two amendments and recommendations were then presented to the unit members for consideration and vote.

 

Amendment 1: (Bylaws) Ending Membership

Amendment 2: (Bylaws) Location

 

Amendment 1: (Bylaws) Ending Membership

The motion was adopted to amend eNAP Unit Bylaws, Article III Members, Section 2

Ending Membership as follows: Any member may resign upon request submitted to any officer of the Unit or directly at a meeting. In the former case, the officer shall announce the resignation to the Unit at a meeting or by e-mail. Resignation from membership requests shall be granted automatically without vote.

 

Amendment 2: (Bylaws) Location

The motion was adopted to amend eNAP Unit Bylaws, Article VI, Meetings, Section 5 Location as follows: Meetings shall be held via Zoom unless otherwise ordered by the Unit or Executive Board. The location shall be as provided in the standing rules. Any alternate location shall be accessible via the internet using a standard web browser. Telephone and video conference meetings are authorized, so long as the meeting is conducted by a technology that allows all participating members to hear each other at the same time and, if a video technology, to see each other as well.

 

New Business:

Sean Schilke provided notice that he would like to change the time of the meeting at the next meeting by an amendment to the standing rules permanently.

 

Paul moved to order the start time for the January meeting to be at 7:30 PM Central Time. The motion was adopted.

 

Announcements:

The following announcements were made:

 

The educational program for next month is “Nomination and Elections," and the program for January is “Tellers.”

 

The next meeting will be held on Monday, December 9th, 2024, at 7:30 PM CT.

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:27 PM CT.

 

Roberta Berry, RP eNAP Secretary

eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians

Secretary@enapunit.org I 202-744-1540

Roberta@enapunit.org

eNAPunit.org


Educational Program

eNAP Educational Program for 2024-12-09  - CEU-approved requested -


Part 1 -- Education Committee members will present a program on the topics as shown below, based primarily on the Registered Parliamentarian Performance Expectations  (RP-PE) as indicated below.  See these on pp 7-28 in NAP's Criteria For Credentialing (CFC):

> https://www.parliamentarians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-09-Criteria-for-Credentialing_Final.pdf


The resources to be used in conjunction to prepare to meet these RP standards include (CFC p. 6): 

➢ Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (12th edition)

➢ Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief (3rd edition)

➢ Code of Professional Responsibility for Parliamentarians 

➢ Professional Practices in Parliamentary Procedure (2021, NAP), cited as PPPP (login to bookstore first).

➢ Pathways to Proficiency - Script Writing Made Easy (Updated for RONR, 12th ed.)


The upcoming lesson outline:

December 9th,  Fashika Willis, PRP, Nominations and Elections - CEU-approved requested -.  


The 2024 education plan will continue programs based on the RP-PE (see above).  The RP-PE is essential for those preparing for the RP exam, and it is solid parliamentary education for all levels of membership.


Thus, the 2024 through Feb. 2025 educational program schedule and presenters:


Be aware that this plan may be adjusted or replaced in full by the education committee at any time; the enapunit.org website (Meeting Materials > Educational Program) should have any updates to the plan as they occur.


Part 2 -- eNAP Special Rule of Order 1(A) says: "A part of each educational program shall be to allow members to ask opinions of other members on parliamentary questions that they have."


If possible, please submit Part-2 questions ahead of time to vice-president@enapunit.org.

The 2024 eNAP Education Committee consists of 


Meeting Notice

[Note: this meeting notice may be further edited up till the time it is emailed about a week before the meeting.]


eNAP meets Monday, December 9th,  2024, at 7:30 pm CT via Zoom


Dear eNAP Unit Member, 

Join us for a regular meeting of the eNAP Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians; the meeting will be held Monday, December 9th, 2024, via Zoom, at 7:30 PM Central Time. Please note that the meeting will be recorded.


Join Zoom Meeting on a PC:


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The meeting room will open ten minutes prior to the meeting. If you are having issues joining the meeting, please email us at contact@enapunit.org.


Attendees should use screen names consisting of their real first and last names, and are encouraged to add a suffix to indicate their state, province, or country (example: Katherine Johnson WV). If you are NOT a current member, please preface your name with the prefix of g (example: g Katherine Johnson). Officers should also use the appropriate prefixes designated for them.


The meeting begins at 7:30 PM Central Time, or see the time in your local time zone.


FOR MEMBERS


The draft agenda and minutes, reports, and educational program are posted at enapunit.org under "Meeting Materials" as they become available by the respective officer or committee. Please check back if a report is missing or if it is a prior meeting report. All reports should be available prior to the meeting call to order. 


EDUCATION PROGRAM

On December 9th, Fashika Willis, PRP, will present the lesson on "Nominations and Elections." Following that presentation, a parliamentary question-answer opportunity is given to guests and members.


FOR GUESTS AND FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES


If you have never attended an eNAP meeting, please plan to arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the call to make sure you understand how the meeting will be conducted and to talk with other attendees. Reviewing our introduction page to familiarize yourself with the eNAP chat room and terminology is strongly recommended.


If you are not yet an eNAP member and would like to join, you may complete and submit the application form. Applications by NAP members are approved automatically upon verification of their NAP membership. Application by those who are not NAP members may be approved after they have attended at least one unit meeting.


MEMBERS-ONLY AREA AND REQUESTING ACCESS


If you are an eNAP member, or expect to be voted in as a member at this meeting, please verify or request access to our members-only Google Groups page. Voting could be held via this section at any time, which is akin to a ballot vote. Should you have difficulty logging in or requesting membership, please contact me. To ensure sufficient time, please do this 2 or more days prior to the meeting.


As always, we welcome you to invite guests to our meeting to observe and/or join our electronic unit. I look forward to seeing you at the upcoming e-meeting, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

----

Roberta Berry 

eNAP Secretary

Secretary@enapunit.org

Roberta@enapunit.org

(202) 744-1540


The Zoom meeting link is not posted on our publicly viewable web site.  This measure reduces Zoom bombing and other risks. 

The link has been emailed to all members and vetted guests. If you are a guest and would like to attend, or if you need it sent again, please email vice-president@enapunit.org with your name and reason for attending.  If attending for CEU credits for renewing your RP or PRP credential, please also add your full name, credential, and NAP membership number.

Members may also find the zoom link in the eNAP members-only web site at:

https://groups.google.com/g/enapmembers?label=links