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<br />A~en_da (continued) <br />Page 2 <br />4. The order of items on the agenda need not be followed absolutely. The chair may adjust <br />the order in the interest of: <br />a. Filling in time before a scheduled item, i.e. a public hearing. <br />b. Grouping several items to best make use of consultant time. <br />c. Accommodating individuals who have attended the meeting specifically to <br />provide input on an item. <br />Process -Regular and Special Council Meetings <br />1. For these proceedings, the council will use the "open discussion" procedure. <br />That is, discussion is open to any member before or after a motion is made. <br />This privilege is also extended to the city administrator, city clerk and any of the <br />consultants who may have an interest in or can contribute to the item at hand. <br />• 2. At the discretion of the chair, this privilege is also extended to those members <br />of the audience who wish to provide input. The chair may also rule out of order <br />any input felt to be redundant, superfluous or irrelevant. <br />3. The chair can make liberal use of the "unanimous consent" procedure. That is, <br />items that in the judgment of the chair are likely to be unanimously approved, <br />can be introduced for approval with the statement "If there are no objections, .. . <br />stands approved (or denied)." If any council member has an objection, the item <br />reverts to the standard motion procedure. This "unanimous consent" procedure <br />cannot be used for items requiring formal votes, i.e. resolutions, or for approval <br />of the consent agenda. <br />4. The standard motion procedure is changed to not require a second. A motion need <br />only to be considered. This also applies to amendments. <br />5. To eliminate confusion, only one amendment will be considered at a time and that <br />amendment must be germane to the motion. An amendment cannot itself be amended. <br />If a change to an amendment is deemed appropriate, the amendment should be withdrawn <br />and reintroduced accordingly. <br />6. The general mode of voting will be by acclamation, but with enough clarity that the <br />individual votes can be recorded in the minutes. If in doubt, the city clerk can request <br />a clarification. <br />i <br />3~ <br />