2026-001 - Police Oversight Commission Bylaws

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SECTION 2. Processing of Motions. A motion shall be made and seconded. If any debate then follows, and it is likely that there will be confusion as to the motion, the chair should ask the Recording Secretary to read from his/her notes. A motion may not be withdrawn by the mover without the consent of the second and the approval of the Commission. SECTION 3. Motion by Chair. The chair has the right to make or second motions and, in his/her absence, when the vice-chair is acting in the same capacity, he/she has the same right, using discretion and tact as to recognition of other members. SECTION 4. Priority of Motion. When a motion is before the Commission, no motion shall be entertained except (1) to adjourn, (2) to fix hour of adjournment, (3) to lay on the table, (4) for the previous question, (5) to postpone to a certain day, (6)to refer, (7) to amend, and (8) to postpone indefinitely. These motions shall have precedence in the order indicated. SECTION 5. Decision. A decision made by the Commission is made by vote of the Commission on the motion to declare the decision of the Commission. SECTION 6. Motion to Approve or Deny. The vote is affirmative when a motion to approve the matter before the Commission is approved by the majority. In the event a motion to deny fails to carry, the chair shall call for a motion to approve. SECTION 7. Tie Vote. In the event of a tie vote on a motion, the motion shall be deemed to have failed, and the Minutes shall reflect same. SECTION 8. Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Commission shall be amended only with the approval of a two-thirds (213) majority of members of the Commission at a regular or special meeting, and must be subsequently confirmed by majority vote of the Santa Ana City Council. SECTION 9. Vote Required on Other Motions. The vote required to decide motions in the affirmative shall be the vote of more than one-half of the members of the Commission present. SECTION 10. Order of Voting. When a motion has been made and seconded, the members of the Commission supporting the motion shall indicate their votes verbally or by a show of hands. SECTION 11. Motion to Reconsider. Any member who voted with a majority may move a reconsideration of any action at the same time or"have entered on the minutes" for vote at the next succeeding meeting. After a motion for reconsideration has once been acted on, no other motion for reconsideration thereof shall be made without unanimous consent. SECTION 12. Parliamentary Procedures.The current edition of Rosenberg's Rules of Order shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary procedure, unless in conflict with the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the laws of the State of California or these bylaws. Page 5 of 5 Resolution No. 2026-001 Page 7 of 7