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should ask the Recording Secretary to read from his/her notes. A motion may not be <br /> withdrawn by the mover without the consent of the second and the approval of the <br /> Commission. <br /> SECTION3. Motion by Chair. The chair has the right to make or second motions and, in <br /> his/her absence, when the vice-chair is acting in the same capacity, he/she has the same <br /> right, using discretion and tact as to recognition of other members. <br /> SECTION4. Priority of Motion. When a motion is before the Commission, no motion shall <br /> be entertained except (1) to adjourn, (2) to fix hour of adjournment, (3) to lay on the table, <br /> (4) for the previous question, (5) to postpone to a certain day, (6) to refer, (7) to amend, <br /> and (8) to postpone indefinitely. These motions shall have precedence in the order <br /> indicated. <br /> SECTIONS. Decision. A decision made by the Commission is made by vote of the <br /> Commission on the motion to declare the decision of the Commission. <br /> SECTION& Motion to Approve or Deny. The vote is affirmative when a motion to approve <br /> the matter before the Commission is approved by the majority. In the event a motion to <br /> deny fails to carry, the chair shall call for a motion to approve. <br /> SECTIONT Tie Vote. In the event of a tie vote on a motion, the motion shall be deemed to <br /> have failed, and the Minutes shall reflect same. <br /> SECTION& Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Commission shall be amended <br /> only with the approval of a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members of the Commission at a <br /> regular or special meeting, and must be subsequently confirmed by majority vote of the <br /> Santa Ana City Council. <br /> SECTION9. Vote Required on Other Motions. The vote required to decide motions in the <br /> affirmative shall be the vote of more than one-half of the members of the Commission <br /> present. <br /> SECTION10. Order of Voting. When a motion has been made and seconded, the <br /> members of the Commission supporting the motion shall indicate their votes verbally or <br /> by a show of hands. <br /> SECTION11. Motion to Reconsider. Any member who voted with a majority may move a <br /> reconsideration of any action at the same time or"have entered on the minutes"for vote at <br /> the next succeeding meeting. After a motion for reconsideration has once been acted on, <br /> no other motion for reconsideration thereof shall be made without unanimous consent. <br /> SECTION12. Parliamentary Procedures. The current edition of Rosenberg's Rules of <br /> Order shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary procedure, unless in conflict <br /> with the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the laws of the State of California or these bylaws. <br /> Page 5 of 5 <br />