You would improve your chances if your motion has a seconder and you address the chair as well as secretary. A chair of a meeting is entitled to only accept a motion if someone is prepared to second it. The purpose of seconding is to show that at least one other person supports the motion or wants to see it put to a vote. [A seconder usually supports a motion but occasionally someone might just second to see the motion put so it can be lost resoundingly and a proposal they don’t support can be finally put to rest.]