County Board of Commissiones - Motions and Resolutions

RULE VII - MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Section 1

No motion shall be put or debated unless seconded. If requested, it shall then be stated

in full by the chairperson before the vote.

Section 2

Any motion shall be put in writing at the request of the chairperson or any member of the

Board.

Section 3

Prior to a call for a vote, as prescribed in Rule VI, Section 7,before a motion has been

stated by the Chair, the maker of a motion may withdraw or modify such motion without

consent. The seconder may withdraw a second if the motion is so modified.

Before voting on the question has begun, the motion maker may withdraw, modify or

accept an amendment to such motion if approved by the chair, providing no member

objects. If an objection is raised by any member concerning such action, a vote shall

immediately be taken on the objection to such withdrawal, modification or amendment.

RULE VIII - PRIVILEGED CLASS OF MOTION

Section 1

When a question is under debate, no motion shall be in order except the following which

shall have precedence in order named:

A. Fix the time to which to adjourn

B. Adjourn

C. Recess

D. Raise a question of privilege

E. Call for orders of the day (requires the adopted program or order of business to be

followed)

F. Limit or extend debate

G. Postpone to a certain time

H. Comment or refer

I. To amend

J. To postpone indefinitely

RULE IX - RECONSIDERATION

Section 1

A motion to reconsider must be made by a member who voted with the side which

prevailed and requires a simple majority vote for adoption, if all members who voted with

the prevailing side are present or have been notified that the reconsideration shall be

moved, otherwise a two-thirds vote is required.

A motion for reconsideration of any question before the Full Board shall not be in order

unless made on the same day, or at the meeting of the Full Board next succeeding that on

which the decision proposed to be reconsidered was made. Provided, however, a motion

to reconsider a vote in a standing committee can be made and taken up regardless of the

time that has elapsed since the vote was taken and there shall be no limit to the number

of times a question can be reconsidered.

RULE X - DIVISION OF QUESTION

Section 1

A. A division of any motion shall be made when so requested by any member of the

Board; provided however, such division shall be so distinct that one part being taken

away, the other will remain as an entire motion for decision.

B. A request by a Board member for a division of question is an incidental motion

normally not debatable. The motion may not be reconsidered. It can, however, be

amended.

C. If the subjects differ, the question must be divided upon the sole request of a

commissioner. If the topics relate, but can stand alone, the question may be divided

on a regular motion and a simple majority vote.

RULE XI - APPEAL DECISION OF CHAIR

Section 1

When an appeal is taken from a decision of the chair, the question shall immediately be

put in the following form: “Shall the ruling of the chair be sustained?” The question shall

be determined by a majority vote of the members present, except that the chairperson shall

not vote. Should the vote result in a tie, the chair shall be sustained.