2017-021 - Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee

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and any abstentions set forth with specificity. No action shall be taken by the Committee unless it is concurred upon and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than one-half of the Committee members present. Any member who voted with the majority on any action may move for reconsideration of such action only at the same meeting. SECTION 2. Order of Voting. When a motion has been made and seconded, the members of the Committee supporting the motion shall indicate their votes verbally or by a show of hands. SECTION 3. Processing of Motions. A motion shall be made and seconded. Any debate, if any, would then follow. If it is likely there may 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 A motion may not be withdrawn by the mover without the consent of the second and the approval of the Committee. SECTION 4. 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 5. Priority of Motion._ When a motion is before the Committee, 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 6. Motion to Approve or Deny. The vote is affirmative when a motion to approve the matter before the Committee 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 Committee shall be deemed to have made no decision, and the Minutes shall reflect the tie vote. SECTION 8. 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 Committee present. SECTION 9. Appeal of Decision. Any decision or ruling of the chair may be appealed to the Committee by request of any member and seconded by another. The chair shall then call a vote to see if the chair's decision shall be upheld. SECTION 10. 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. Resolution No. 2017-021 Page 6 of 7