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2. An item can be moved from the consent agenda to the action agenda at the <br />request of any commissioner. <br />3. Since there will be audience and possibly cable TV viewers not familiar with <br />each item, the chair will give a brief explanation of each item as it is addressed. <br />4. The order of items on the agenda need not be followed absolutely. The chair <br />may adjust the order in the interest of: <br />a. Filling in time before a scheduled item, i.e., a public <br />hearing. <br />b. Grouping several items to best make use of consultant time. <br />c. Accommodating individuals who have attended the meeting <br />specifically to provide input on an item. <br />Process -Regular and Special Planning, Commission Meetings <br />1. For these proceedings the commission will use the 'open discussion' procedure. <br />This is, discussion is open to any member before or after a motion is made. This <br />privilege is also extended to the city planner and any of the consultants who may have <br />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 any <br />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, can be <br />introduced for approval with the statement, "If there are no objections, .... stands <br />approved (or denied)." If any commissioner has an objection, then the item reverts to <br />the standard motion procedure. This "unanimous consent" procedure cannot be used <br />for items requiring formal votes, i.e. resolutions. <br />4. The standard motion procedure is changed to not require a second. A motion <br />need only be made to be considered. This also applies to amendments. <br />5. To eliminate confusion, only one amendment will be considered at a time and <br />that amendment must be germane to the motion. An amendment cannot itself be <br />amended. If a change to an amendment is deemed appropriate, the amendment should <br />be withdrawn and reintroduced accordingly. <br />6. The general mode of voting will be by acclamation but with enough clarity that <br />the individual votes can be recorded in the minutes. If in doubt, the secretary can <br />