SARM Bylaw Amendment: Point of Privilege Resolutions
Res #: 1-20A
Number: 1
Year: 2020
Midterm: No
Expired: No
Responses Received: No
WHEREAS point of privilege resolutions are becoming more prevalent at every convention;
WHEREAS municipalities have two opportunities each year to submit resolutions, which in turn provides participating municipalities the time necessary to review resolutions;
WHEREAS point of privilege resolutions are not published and may not be reviewed by the submitting council if submitted at the convention;
WHEREAS municipalities do not have time to review and make informed choices as a council on point of privilege resolutions if all the councilors do not attend convention;
WHEREAS SARM allows for emergent resolutions to be submitted after the resolution deadline for issues that arise between the deadline and the convention;
BE IT RESOLVED that SARM amend its bylaws to remove point of privilege resolutions and encourage emergent resolutions to be submitted instead.