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motion and take another vote. If the Committee defeats a motion to reconsider, no further action <br />is necessary. <br /> <br />(3) Motion to postpone indefinitely. There is an important difference between the motion to <br />postpone indefinitely and the motion to postpone temporarily. The motion to postpone <br />temporarily is more commonly called a motion to Ðlay on the tableÑ or Ðto table.Ñ The motion to <br />postpone postpones consideration of the motion until some undetermined, future time. The <br />Committee may consider a tabled motion whenever a majority of the members decide to do so. <br />A motion to postpone indefinitely, however, is the equivalent to a negative vote on the main <br />motion. Thus, the issue can be raised again only by a motion made by someone on the prevailing <br />side of the vote since, unless someone changes his or her mind, the motion to postpone will once <br />again prevail. <br /> <br />(4) Motion to limit debate. A Committee may limit debate by placing a time limit on debate, such as <br />a limit of three minutes to consider a particular motion; or limiting the number of people who <br />may speak for and against a certain motion, such as a limit of three speakers in favor and three <br />speakers opposed. <br />(5) Motion to amend. Committee Members may offer amendments to a main motion at any time. In <br />addition, it is possible to amend an amendment currently under consideration. Beyond this, <br />Committee Members can offer no further amendments. When a member has made a motion to <br />amend, the vote on the amendment must precede the vote on the original motion. After the <br />Committee has accepted or rejected the amendment, another vote on the original motion is <br />necessary. <br />(6) Motion to substitute. This is a motion to replace one motion with another on the same subject. <br />A Committee Member may move to substitute a main motion or an amendment to a main <br />motion. One form for making a substitute motion is to say, ÐI wish to introduce the following <br />substitute motion . . . \[present the substitute motion\].Ñ When a substitute motion is before the <br />Committee, the Committee must decide which of the two motions, the original motion or the <br />substitute motion, to consider. The Committee must vote on the question. A ÐyesÑ vote favors <br />considering the substitute motion. A ÐnoÑ vote favors considering the original motion. The <br />Committee must then discuss and vote on the selected motion. <br />(K) Quorum. At all Committee meetings, a majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum for <br />the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. <br /> <br />(L) Voting. The votes of the members on any questions may be taken in any manner which signifies the <br />intention of the individual members, and the votes of the members on any action taken shall be recorded <br />in the minutes. Any member that is present but does not vote, the minutes as to that memberÓs name <br />shall be recorded as an abstention. <br /> <br />(M) Council liaison. The Committee may request from the Council a liaison to attend their meetings. <br />Council may elect to appoint a Council Liaison to the Committee. The liaison will act as a <br />communicator to and from the Council/Committee. <br /> <br />20 |Page <br /> <br />