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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-72-40)-05/09/1972 STATE OF TEXAS x )( )( RESOLUTION NO. R-72-40 COUNTY OF TARRANT TOWN OF COLLEYVILLE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF COLLEYVI-LLE, TEXAS: That the following Rules of Order for Council meetings be established: 1. A "main motion" is simply one made to begin the consideration of some matter. After being seconded, such a motion may be debated, amended, or have an amending motion applied to it. A main motion may not be made while another motion is being considered. 2. The person who malres a main motion, may, prior to a second, withdraw or change his motion simply by making this request. If the motion already has received a second the maker may request that his motion be withdrawn or changed subject to the approval of the second. However, if anyone objects to this action, the matter of withdrawal or change must be voted upon. 3. Certain motions are considered "privileged," which means that they may be brought up at any time and must be decided before the group can return to any other motion or business which it might have been considering. For example, a motion for adjournment, if brought up during consideration of a main motion, must be deciied before any other business is carried on, and before the main motion is considered any further. Some privileged motions are more privileged than others. This is the ordinary order of their importance: a. Motion to set time and place of the next meeting. b. Motion to adjourn. c. Motion to take a recess. d. Motions on questions of privilege. e. Motion to lreep the meeting to the agreed order of business. Page 2 Resolution R-72-40 Rules or Order for Council Thus, during the consideration of a main motion, another motion may be made to adjourn, but before the question is called on the motion to adjourn, another motion might be made to set the time and place of the next meeting. 4. When a main motion has been made, certain motions can be made to take action on the posal, to change it, or to set it aside. is the usual order of importance of these motions: other pro- This a. Motion to table the main motion (that is, to lay it aside until later) is undebatable and may be applied to any main motion. b. Motion to request that discussion cease and that any motion being considered be voted upon. c. Motion to limit discussion to a certain amount of time. d. Motion to postpone action on any motion until some stated future time. e. Motion to refer the proposal to a committee. f. Motion to amend the main motion. g. Motion to postpone to an indefinite time any action on the proposal. 5. A motion to request that the rules be enforced, or that the arranged order of business be followed, may be made even when another person has the floor. 6. All motions listed above must be seconded before they may be voted on, except motions to enforce the rules or to keep the meeting to an agreed order of business, and motions on questions of privilege. 7. No vote is required on motions to lceep the meeting to an agreed order of business or to enforce the rules; the presiding officer rules on these matters. A two-thirds vote is necessary to approve a motion calling for an end to discussion so that a vote can be talten on a pending motion. All other motions listed above pass by simple majority approval. Page 3 Resolution R-72-40 Rules or Order for Council 8. Certain motions cannot be made when any other motion is under consideration. They are: a. Motion to bring up a tabled matter or motion for discussion. (This can be done at the same meeting at which the matter was tabled, or at any subsequent meeting.) b. Motion to reconsider a matter which has been decided previously. (This must be done by a person who voted on the prevailing side and must be done at the same meeting at which the matter was decided. ) Both of these motions must be seconded and then passed by majority vote. The following form may be used in making motions: "Mr. Mayor, I move that...." This form is preferable to saying "I move you..." or "I Malte a motion." PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9th day of May, 1972. ;7 ./,/ /... /~/ /./ />. ~ ~ ~/~ /?~.-\ , A/#,,:; .. FRANK L. WHITMIRE MAYOR ) ATTEST: ~<'-U 0\ M-RUJ-uJU{ ) J NICE L. STEWARD, City Secretary RICHARD GOODNER, City Attorney