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Parliamentary Law Unit
A unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians in Seattle, Washington,
and a unit of the Washington State Association of Parliamentarians.
* Note regarding each meeting held at a branch library: This event is not sponsored by The Seattle Public Library.
Officers and Committees
Officers
* President - Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T
* Vice-President - Kevin Connelly, PRP, CP
* Secretary - Tisha Gieser, RP
* Treasurer - John Strander
* Unit Representative to WSAP Board - Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T
* Parliamentarian - John Strander
Education Committee
* Chairman - Kevin Connelly, PRP, CP
* Tisha Gieser, RP
* Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, ex officio as unit president
Membership Committee
* Chairman - John Strander
* Kay Bradley Kampsen
* Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, ex officio as unit president
Bylaws Committee
* Chairman - John Strander
* Kevin Connelly, PRP, CP
* Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, ex officio as unit president
Youth Committee
* Chairman - Kevin Connelly, PRP, CP
* Lynda Schram, RP
* Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, ex officio as unit president
Audit Committee
(Elected in November; Reports in February)
* Tisha Gieser, RP
* Lynda Schram, RP
* Paul McClintock, PRP, CP-T, ex officio as unit president
Nominating Committee
(Elected in November; Reports in February)
* John Strander
* Kevin Connelly, PRP, CP
* Emilia Sanchez, RP
NAP Delegates
*
(Elected in May 2023 for the 2023 NAP convention)
Links
Here are some links of interest to current and prospective members:
Members-only Site
Contact Us
For more information about the unit, contact Paul McClintock, 206-696-0689 (cell), pmcclintock@gmail.com.
For corrections or suggestions for this web page, e-mail Paul McClintock.
About us
The Point Of Order Parliamentary Law Unit is a local study group of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP). This Seattle Area unit consists of members with a variety of interests and experience.
Would you like to learn more about holding effective meetings, serving as an officer, improving your group's bylaws, running elections, or other areas of parliamentary procedure? If so, visit us at one of our meetings and consider joining our group. Find us also on Facebook.
Annual dues are $10 and membership is open to any NAP member or anyone preparing for NAP membership. Download our membership application form.
Public Services
The Point Of Order Unit has prepared, as a community service, a simple one-page Meeting Procedures Reference Sheet based on the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised. To obtain a copy of the reference sheet by e-mail, please e-mail your request.
The Point Of Order Unit periodically presents free public workshops on parliamentary procedure as a community service. To get information about our next workshop series by e-mail, please e-mail your request.
The Point Of Order Unit periodically e-mails a free Meeting Tip as a community service. To see a sample, subscribe by e-mail, or to request archived tips, go to http://tips.pointoforder.org.
Practical Parliamentary Procedure
We provide several public services freely to promote Practical Parliamentary Procedure.
Free Public Workshops in the Seattle area
Next workshop will be:
TBD
Sign up for our Meeting Tips and Myths to ensure that you are notified of future workshops.
To get information about our next workshop series by e-mail, please e-mail your request. To see what workshops we've presented in the past, see our past workshops list.
Monthly Meetings
(Date & location are subject to change)
4th Saturday of month at 10:15 a.m.
See the Meetings section in the column to the left for location.
Meeting Tips and Myths
Free E-mail
To see a sample Meeting Tip and Myth, subscribe by e-mail, or to request archived tips, go to http://tips.pointoforder.org.
Meeting Procedures Reference Sheet
To obtain a complimentary copy of the Meeting Procedures Reference Sheet by e-mail, please e-mail your request.
Meetings
Regular meetings are held monthly at 10:15 a.m. on the fourth Saturday, except in the months of June, July, and December. Hybrid in-person & Zoom meetings are held quarterly in Feb., May and August at the Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library; see the meeting schedule below. (Meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change by a majority vote of the membership or by a 2/3rd vote of the board.) Various meeting locations:
Columbia Branch Library, 4721 Rainier Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98118.
NewHolly Branch Library, 7058 32nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118.
Rainier Beach Branch Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118.
Southwest Branch Library, 9010 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126.
High Point Branch Library, 3411 SW Raymond St, Seattle, WA 98126.
Delridge Branch Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106.
Each meeting follows the standard order of business in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) for unit business, and includes an educational program from RONR. This format provides each member with opportunity to both learn and practice parliamentary procedure. As of November 2023, most educational programs are approved by NAP for Continuing Education Units for renewing RP and PRP credentials.
The meeting schedule (USA Pacific Time), subject to change, is:
=== 2024 ===
Educational programs are generally approved for 1.0 Continuing Education Units for RPs & PRPs.
Sat, Jan 27, 2024, 10:00am PT, §33 Requests and Inquiries, Paul McClintock, PRP (Zoom)
Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 10:00am PT, §34 Take from the Table, Kevin Connelly, PRP, NewHolly Branch (Zoom)
Sat, Mar 23, 2024, 10:00am PT, annual meeting, §35 Rescind; Amend Something Previously Adopted, Kevin Connelly, PRP (Zoom)
Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 10:15am PT, §36 Discharge a Committee, Skip Novakovich, PRP (Zoom) [2]
Sat, May 25, 2024, 10:15am PT, §37 Reconsider, Paul McClintock, PRP (Zoom) [2]
Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 10:15am PT, §38 Renewal of Motions, §39 Dilatory, Paul McClintock, PRP, NewHolly Branch (Zoom) [2]
Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 10:15am PT, §40 Quorum, Tisha Gieser, RP (Zoom, On 8/1, Board changed this meeting date to 9/14.) [2]
Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 10:15am PT, Professional Responsibility, Paul McClintock, PRP (Zoom) [2]
Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 10:15am PT, §41 Order of Business, Skip Novakovich, PRP, Columbia Branch (Zoom) [2]
=== 2025 ===
Educational programs are generally approved for 1.0 Continuing Education Units for RPs & PRPs.
Sat, Jan 25, 2025, 10:15am PT, §42 Rules for Assignment of the Floor (Zoom) [2]
Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 10:15am PT, §45 Voting Procedures Rainier Beach Branch (Zoom) [1]
Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 10:15am PT, annual meeting, §43 Rules for Debate (Zoom)
Sat, (not Apr 26) May 3, 2025, 10:15am PT, §46 Nominations and Elections (Zoom)
Sat, May 24, 2025, 10:15am PT, lesson to be determined Columbia Branch (Zoom)
Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 10:15am PT, lesson to be determined Columbia Branch (Zoom)
Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 10:15am PT, lesson to be determined (Zoom)
Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 10:15am PT, lesson to be determined (Zoom)
Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 10:15am PT, lesson to be determined Columbia Branch (Zoom)
Notes:
[1] We have requested NAP grant CEU credit for this lesson
[2] This lesson has been approved by NAP for CEU credit for RP and PRP renewals.
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