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from other members on this ground; --
3. To entertain and answer questions of parliamentary law or procedure;
4. To call a brief recess at any time;
5. To adjourn in an emergency.
(11` 9r,sidino Officer When the Chairman is in Active Debate.
The chairman shall preside at meetings of the board unless he becomes actively engaged in
debate on a particular proposal, in which case he may designate another board member to preside.
The chairman shall resume the duty to preside as soon as action on the matter is concluded.
(10) Action by the Board
The board shall proceed by motion. Any member, including the chairman, may make a motion.
(11) Second Not Required
A motion shall not require a second.
(12) One Motion at a Time
A member may make only one motion at a time.
(13) Substantive Motion
A substantive motion is out of order while another substantive motion is pending.
(14) Adoption �y Majority Vote
A motion shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast, a quorum being present, unless
otherwise required by these rules or the laws of North Carolina.
(15) Debate
The chairman shall state the motion then open the floor to debate on it. The chairman shall
preside over the debate according to these general principles:
(a) The introducer (the member who makes the motion) is entitled to
speak first;
(b) A member who has not spoken on the issue shall be recognized before
someone who has already spoken;
(c) To the extent possible, the debate shall alternate between opponents
and proponents of the measure.
(16) Procedural Motions
In addition to substantive proposals, the following procedural motions, and no others, shall be
in order. Unless otherwise noted, each motion is debatable, may be amended, and requires a majority
vote for adoption.
1. To adjourn. The motion may be made only at the conclusion of action on a pending matter; ...
it may not interrupt deliberation of a pending matter.
The motion to defer consideration or to postpone to a certain time or day may be used if the
board wants to adjourn before completing final action on a matter.
2. To Take a Recess.
3. Call to Follow the Agenda. The motion must be made at the first reasonable opportunity or
it is waived.
4. To Suspend the Rules. The motion requires a vote equal to a quorum.
5. To Divide a Cmnplex Motion and Consider It by Paragraph.
6. To Defer Consideration. A substantive motion whose consideration has been deferred expires
100 days thereafter unless a motion to revive consideration is adopted.
7. Call of the Previous Question. The motion is not in order until there has been at least 20
minutes of debate and/or every member has had one opportunity to speak.
8. To Postpone to a Certain Time or Day.
9. To Refer to a Committee. (Sixty) days after a motion has been referred to a committee, the
introducer may compel consideration—of the measure by the entire board, regardless of whether the
committee has reported the matter back to the board. ,