Reading Room Document

Suspension or Termination of Contract with National Conference on State Building Codes and Standards

The document is a memorandum responding to a letter regarding the ruling made by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board on whether to suspend, cancel, or terminate a contract with the National Conference on State Building Codes and Standards. The conclusion reached is that the Chair erred in ruling that the agenda item in question could not have been voted upon without a suspension of the rules. The document also presents a discussion on the parliamentary ruling and the legal effect of the motion to cancel the contract. The questions presented for review include the propriety of the ruling, the interpretation of Robert's Rules of Order, and the legal effect of the motion to cancel the contract.

June 16, 1981