Question

Justify the following statement.

Notice is issued to members for a meeting along with agenda.

Answer 1

A notice is an advance intimation to the persons entitled to receive it, about the venue, day, date and time of a meeting and the business to be transacted in it with a request to attend the meeting. The notice may be sent with the necessary documents.

An agenda is a list of items of business. Serially arranged, on which discussion is invited in a meeting so as to arrive at certain decisions. It may be a part of the notice of the meeting or may be sent with the notice. It is drafted by the Secretary in consultation with the Chairman. The Chairman takes up for discussion the items usually in the same order as on the agenda. He can change the order with the consent of the house.