HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_14143. 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.
6. To assign seats to board members. The board may adopt an
alternate seating arrangement by majority vote.
(9) Presiding 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 of the
matter is concluded.
(10)
The board shall proceed by motion. Any member, including the
chairman, may make a motion.
(11) Second Not Reguired
A motion shall not require a second. However, in the case
where the County receives certain legal documents that require a
motion and a second, then the chairman shall call for a second to
the motion.
(12) One Motion at a Time
Only one motion should be on the floor at a time.,
(13) Substantive Motion
A substantive motion is out of order while another substantive
motion is pending.
(14) Adoption by a Majority vote
A motion shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast, a
quorum being present, unless otherwise required by these rules of
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 (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 motions, 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 each vote taken.
(a) 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.
It is not debatable and cannot be amended.
(b) To take a recess.
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