FFA CCM - Order of Business

This allows members to introduce new items for consideration that are on the meeting agenda and others introduced by chapter members

• Special orders

• Announcements

• Unfinished business

• New business

Allows the consideration of specially scheduled business at this time

• New business

• Special orders

• New ceremonies

• Announcements

Used only for initiating new members, awarding degrees raising from one degree to the next or installing officers

• Opening ceremonies

• Closing ceremonies

• Ceremonies

This should be conducted, including the call to order, roll call and quorum determination

• Officer reports

• Opening ceremonies

• Special features

• Announcements

This is NOT the last item on the meeting agenda!

• Closing ceremonies

• Entertainment, recreation and/or refreshments

This should be prepared and presented by the secretary and approved by the members as read or amended.

• Reading and approval of minutes

• Reports of officers, boards & standing committee

• Reports of special committees

• Special orders

These may include speakers, panels, guest appearances, award presentations, and other non-business items

• Entertainment, recreation and/or refreshments

• Special features

• Ceremonies

• Announcements

Standing committee reports are presented in the order they are listed in the bylaws.

• Special features

• New business

• Reports of special committees

• Reports of officers, boards and standing committees

Committees that were established for a specific project should present their findings in the order they were appointed

• Reports of officers, boards and standing committees

• Reports of special committees

• Unfinished business

• Special orders

Designed to consider motions that were pending and items on the agenda that were not considered when the previous meeting adjourned, motions that were postponed to the present meeting, and motions that were laid on the table.

• New business

• Unfinished business/general orders

• Special features

• Special orders