Consent Agenda definition

Consent Agenda means a portion of a meeting that lists items of business which are routine in nature and do not require substantial discussion and/or debate.
Consent Agenda means a grouping of procedural or routine agenda items that can be approved with general discussion.
Consent Agenda means the practice of grouping routine business items which do not require substantive discussion or debate into one agenda item, requiring unanimous consent to be approved.

Examples of Consent Agenda in a sentence

  • If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

  • Any exceptions to the Consent Agenda must be stated prior to approval.

  • Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below.

  • If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request.

  • MOTION BY , seconded by , that the Consent Agenda be approved and that each specific action on the Consent Agenda be approved as indicated.


More Definitions of Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda means a component of a meeting agenda that enables Council to group routine items and motions under one umbrella and is a single item that encompasses all the things Council would normally approve with little comment at a Council meeting. Items on the consent agenda are not discussed before a vote.
Consent Agenda means a listing of items of business of a routine nature which do not require substantial discussion and/or debate.
Consent Agenda means a listing of items that include, but are not limited to, those with no delegations, where no discussion is anticipated, informational items, and routine matters.
Consent Agenda means a listing of consent items being presented to Council and Committee of the Whole for its consideration.
Consent Agenda means a component of a meeting agenda that enables Council to group routine items, and motions and by-laws unanimously approved at Committee of the Whole, under one umbrella and is a single item that encompasses all the things Council would normally approve with little comment at a Council meeting. Items on the consent agenda are not discussed before a vote. Unless a member of Council feels that an item should be discussed and requests an item be saved and accepted ahead of the vote, the entire Consent Agenda is voted on at once without any additional explanations or comments.
Consent Agenda means a list of items on the Agenda containing recommendations from the Clerk as to their disposition, all of which may be adopted by one motion of the Council or Committee, but any of which may be transferred to the regular agenda for consideration upon the request of a member;
Consent Agenda means a list of items on the Agenda, all of which may be adopted by one Motion of Council or Committee, by any of which may be transferred to the regular agenda for consideration upon the request of a Member.