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City of Centerville Ordinance #72 EtIective: December 31, 2002 MOTION TO LIMIT DERATE: A Committee may limit debate by placing a time limit on debate, such as a limit of 3 minutes to consider a particular motion; or limiting the number of people who may speak for and against a certain motion, such as a limit of three speakers in favor and three speakers opposed. MOTION TO AMEND: Committee Members may offer amendments to a main motion at any time. In addition, it is possible to amend an amendment currently under consideration. Beyond this, Committee Members can offer no further amendments. 'When a member has made a motion to amend, the vote on the amendment must precede the vote on the original motion. After the Committee has accepted or rejected the amendment, another vote on the original motion is necessary. MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE: This is a motion to replace one motion with another on the same subject. A Committee Member may move to substitute a main motion or an amendment to a main motion. One form for making a substitute motion is to say, "I wish to introduce the following subslitute motion. . . present the substitute motion. . ." When a substitute motion is before tne Committee, the Committee must decide which of the two motions, the original motion or the substitute motion, to consider. The Committee must vote on the question. A "yes" vote favors considering the suhstitute motion. A "no" vote favors considering the original motion. The Committee must then discuss and vote on the selected motion. Sl<~CTION 11. QUORUM At all Committee meetings a majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum for the trm~saction of business, but a smaller number may adjoum from time to tin:~. SECTION 12. VOTING The voks of tl'~ members on any questions may be t2ken in Cir.y manner which signifies the intention of the in:"ividual members, and the vctescf the rq,mb(;rs on ar j action L\c shall be reconlecl in the minutes. Any mer ber Hmt is present but (,oes nDt vote, tl':, minutes as to that member's name, shall be recorded as an 2bstention. SECTION 13. COUNCIL LIAJSON The Conmittee may request from the Council a Liais( t, 'tHem! their meelings. COlmcil may elect to ap;Joint a Council Liaison to thc Committee. The liaison will act as a ccomunicator to and fmm the Council/Co,l1mittee. SECTION 14. RElVOV AL FROM COMMITTEE P ARTIClf'ATlON Any member of the Committee mayemovc thems"lves from participation 111 the Committee by " letter of resignation L cing submitter] to the City Administrator. Any member of the Committe'~ may he removed by Counci;. Page 60f8