2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

such record to be available only to the Council Members, Mayor and City Attorney except where publication is required by law. RULE 4 - MOTIONS A. Robert's Rules of Order. On all questions of practice or procedure not provided for by these rules, the practice and procedure set forth in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall prevail. A motion to suspend such rules shall require an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of council members in attendance. B. Precedence of Motions. When a question is under consideration, no motion shall be entertained except as follows, such motions having precedence in order as stated: 1. To Table or Postpone an Item. 2. For the Previous Question. Until such motion has been put and decided, all amendments or debate shall be precluded. The "main question" shall be on the passage of an ordinance, resolution, or motion; however, when amendments are pending, the questions shall be taken first upon such amendments, in their order. (Requires a majority plus one vote of Council Members present at the meeting.) 3. To Amend. 4. To Substitute. 5 To Postpone Indefinitely or Table. 6. Main Motion. 7. To Take from the Table. A motion to "take from the table" having been put and lost, shall not, during the same Council meeting, be renewed either by the mover or by any other member of the Council. No matter shall be taken from the table after a period of two years from the date that it was laid on the table. 8. Motion to Reconsider. No motion to reconsider a vote shall be in order except at the following meeting, and by a member who voted with the prevailing side. A motion to reconsider, having been put and lost, shall not be renewed either by the mover or by any other member of the Council. Any member of the Council, including the presiding officer, shall have the right to change his/her vote, in order to be on the prevailing side, at any time before final action is taken on the next ensuing item of business taken up by the Council. C. Vote. The procedural motions above enumerated shall be decided by a majority vote of Council Members present at the meetings, except as otherwise indicated. Ordinances and resolutions require the affirmative vote of at least four Council Members for passage; five for emergency. (Everett City Charter, Section 3.4). Except when roll call vote is required by the Presiding Officer or at the request of a Council Member, all votes shall be on a voice vote. D. Debate. The motions above enumerated are debatable except where designated otherwise. E. Suspension of Rules. No rule in this section 4 shall be suspended except by a majority plus one vote of Council Members present at the meeting, and a motion to suspend a rule is not debatable. Vote on the motion may be by voice vote of the Council, or by roll call if requested by a member of the Council.