<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 58-17. - Regular business.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Order of business.</span>
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               (1)
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               The order of business at regular planning board meetings shall be as follows:
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               a.
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               Discussion/adjustment/approval of agenda.
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               b.
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               Approval of minutes of previous meeting.
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               c.
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               Business.
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               d.
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               Discussions.
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               e.
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               Public comment.
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               f.
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               Adjournment.
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               The case before the board shall be presented by staff and parties in interest shall
               have privileges of the floor as designated by the chair.
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               (2)
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               The order of business at special meetings of the planning board shall be as follows:
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               a.
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               Business as announced in the notice of the special meeting.
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               b.
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               Adjournment.
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               (3)
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               Action by the board: The board shall proceed by motion. Any member, including the
               chair, may make a motion. All motions require a second before the motion can be discussed.
               A member may make only one motion at a time. A substantive motion is out of order
               while another substantive motion is pending. A motion shall be adopted by a majority
               of the votes cast. The chair shall state the motion and then open the floor to board
               members for debate. The chair shall preside over the debate according to these general
               principles:
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               a.
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               The introducer (the member who makes the motion is entitled to speak first);
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               b.
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               A member who has not spoken on the issue shall be recognized before someone who has
               already spoken;
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               c.
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               To the extent possible, the debate shall alternate between opponents and proponents
               of the measure.
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               (4)
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               Procedural motions: These procedural motions, and no others, shall be in order. All
               motions require a second before the motion can be discussed. Unless otherwise noted,
               each motion is debatable, may be amended, and requires a majority vote for adoption.
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               In order of priority (if applicable), the procedural motions are:
               
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                  a.
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                  To adjourn. The motion may be made at any time by a member of the board and would
                  require majority vote.
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                  b.
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                  To take a recess.
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                  c.
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                  Call to follow the agenda. The motion must be made at the first reasonable opportunity
                  or it is waived.
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                  d.
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                  To suspend the rules. The motion requires a vote equal to a quorum.
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                  e.
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                  To divide a complex motion and consider it by paragraph.
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                  f.
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                  Call of the previous question. The motion is not in order until every member of the
                  board has had at least one opportunity to speak.
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                  g.
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                  To postpone to a certain time or day.
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                  h.
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                  To amend. An amendment to a motion must be germane to the subject matter of the motion,
                  but it may achieve the opposite effect of the motion.
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                  i.
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                  To reconsider. The motion must be made by a member who voted with the prevailing side.
                  The motion must be made at either the same meeting at which the original vote was
                  taken or the next regular meeting. The motion cannot interrupt deliberation or a pending
                  matter but is in order at any time before adjournment or the next regular meeting.
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                  j.
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                  To rescind or repeal.
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                  k.
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                  To ratify.
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                  l.
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                  Withdrawal of a motion. A motion may be withdrawn by the introducer at any time before
                  a vote.
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               (5)
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               Reference to Robert's Rules of Order: To the extent not provided for in these rules
               and to the extent that the reference does not conflict with the spirit of these rules,
               the board shall refer to Robert's Rules of Order for unresolved procedural questions.
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            <p class="historynote0">
               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="797619">
                  Ord. No. 16-11-05
                  </a>
               , Â§ 1, 11-1-16)
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