When to use it
When someone asks "what did we vote on for that charity last spring?" — or when the Trustees or a new officer need the council's decision history. Instead of leafing through a binder, the Motion Log gathers every motion from every approved meeting into one filterable list, each row linking back to the meeting it came from.
Step by step
- Open Programs → Meeting Minutes, then the Motion Log tab.
- Use the search box to find motions by their text (for example, "scholarship" or "roof").
- Use the disposition filter to show only motions that Carried, Failed, were Tabled, or Withdrawn.
- Click a meeting name on any row to open the full minutes that motion belongs to.
Tips & gotchas
- The log shows motions from approved minutes by default — that's the official record. Writers can tick Include drafts to see motions from meetings still in progress; a draft row is tagged accordingly.
- Search and filter are reflected in the page's web address, so a filtered view can be bookmarked or shared with another officer.
- The vote column shows Voice for a voice/unanimous vote, or the tally (for–against, with abstentions noted) when counts were recorded on the motion.
Related
- See also meeting-minutes
- See also council-bulletin