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<br />required to approve an action and a tie vote means there is no major- <br /> <br />ity position. <br /> <br />Following a tie vote, the chair usually calls for another substantive <br />motion on the agenda item. Or, the chair could ask for a procedural <br />motion to continue the item until the next meeting when the absent <br />member whose vote may break the tie will return. <br /> <br />Any member can request a roll call vote. Such a request does not re- <br />quire a motion and second; the member simply asks the chair for a <br />"division" or a "roll call" vote. <br /> <br />And remember, members of the Council or a Commission must ab- <br />stain when they have a real of potential conflict of interest pertaining <br />to the matter being voted on. <br /> <br />IV. Decision-Making <br /> <br />Gathering information and making decisions is a large part of what <br />we do as public officials. To the greatest extent possible, we want to <br />make decisions based on good data and not just loose, and perhaps <br />inaccurate, impressions. Here are some suggestions. <br /> <br />A. Don't Rush to Judgment. . . but Do Make Necessary Decisions <br /> <br />1. Rushing to Judgment <br />It is almost always best to wait to make your decision or recommen- <br />dation until all, or almost all, relevant information has been re- <br />searched and presented about that decision. <br /> <br />Waiting to make a decision until you have received relevant informa- <br />tion is a hallmark of fairness. If you ever serve on a jury, the judge <br />will advise you not to make a decision about the case until all rele- <br /> <br />16 <br />