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Part II: The Form of Government

Chapter 2—General Organization

Section 3—The Yearly Meeting

B. Yearly Meeting Sessions

1. Time and Place

The  annual sessions of Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting are traditionally held at Quaker Ridge Camp, Woodland Park, Colorado. They open at such time as may be determined by the or its . Sessions may be held elsewhere by adjournment or by the action of the Yearly Meeting. If the is absent, the (if he or she also is absent, the Recording Clerk) opens the sessions and directs the representatives to nominate at once persons to fill such vacancies, either pro tem or permanently, as the case may require.

2. Opening Session

The Yearly Meeting sessions are opened at the appointed time and place by the Presiding Clerk. In the event of the absence of the Presiding Clerk, an appointment to that position will be named as provided above.

3. Presentation of Business

Any business being introduced shall be submitted to the whose responsibility it is to coordinate the agenda for presentation. Matters of business may be originated by local meetings. An individual or a group of individuals may submit matters of concern with the consent of the Presiding Clerk. Upon presentation to the Yearly Meeting representatives during business sessions, the subject at hand may be approved, rejected, tabled, or referred to an appropriate board. The shall determine the disposition of business as he or she senses the will of the meeting.

4. Cases of Appeal

The Yearly Meeting receives and decides all cases of regularly brought before it. (See section 3 - Appeals)

5. Faith and Practice

  1. Amendments to the Faith and Practice must be approved during two separate Yearly Meeting sessions, which could include Mid-Year sessions. Immediately upon the second approval, it is an amendment to the Faith and Practice. The Executive Board shall be responsible for the regular review of the Faith and Practice.

  2. To become final, changes in the appendix section (Part IV) must be approved during two separate business sessions. After the first action, an announcement shall then be made as to which session will later consider the changes. Historical information (Part IV, Chapter One) will not be amended.

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