Quarterly time interval

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In parliamentary procedure, a quarterly time interval represents a time limitation on the taking or postponement of certain actions. No more than a quarterly time interval between two meetings exists when "the second session begins at any time during or before the third calendar month after the calendar month in which the first session ends."[1] In other words, the other meeting is in the same month in three months or three months prior. A quarterly time interval is based on the month the meetings take place.

Time calculation

For example, if a meeting takes place in January, the other meeting is within a quarterly time interval:[1]

  • when the previous meeting is on or after October 1 of the preceding calendar year
  • when the next meeting occurs on or before April 30 of the current year.

Application to motions

A motion which has been laid on the table at a meeting and not taken from the table before the end of the meeting will die if the next meeting is more than a quarterly time interval away, whereas if the next meeting is within a quarterly time interval, the motion may be taken from the table at that meeting.[2]

A motion may not be postponed to the next meeting if that meeting is scheduled for more than a quarterly time interval away.[3]

If a body's next meeting is more than a quarterly time interval away, it is customary to appoint a board or committee to approve the minutes of the current meeting.[4]

See also

References

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  2. Robert 2011, p. 214
  3. Robert 2011, p. 183
  4. Robert 2011, pp. 474-475