Plenary Meetings of the General Assembly

Special Requirements for the 225th General Assembly (2022) Plenary 1

Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, the parliamentary authority for councils of the PC(USA) established in the Book of Order [G-3.0105], requires that electronic meetings be authorized in the rules of the body. In order to fulfill that requirement, the members of the first set of assembly committees meeting in Louisville on Saturday, June 18, will constitute a quorum of the assembly to vote on one motion to authorize electronic meetings. Only commissioners present in Louisville will vote, but all commissioners and advisory delegates – whether in Louisville or at home – will be able to seek recognition to speak to the motion through the parliamentary toolbox.

The motion for this authorization specifies that it applies only to this General Assembly. An item of business [IOB] that would allow meeting electronically in the future will be considered later in the assembly.