The Right Way to Run a Meeting

We are committed to pursuing excellence in public service by advancing sound public policies, promoting peer learning and accountability, fostering intergovernmental and public private collaboration, and providing value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money.

This publication is an example of that commitment. We believe that every county official needs to master the skill of running a meeting. The key role of local elected officials is to chair public and county meetings to ensure positive public engagement and civil discourse. Developing these skills can help you in your county or with running a meeting at a NACo conference.

We prepared this guide to show the steps for running a successful meeting and to present the basic rules, according to Robert’s Rules of Order. It is not intended to replace Robert’s Rules of Order, but act only as a quick reference guide. We hope that it is helpful.

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