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<br />4. The order of items on the agenda need not be followed <br />absolutely. The chair 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 <br />time. <br />c. Accommodating individuals who have attended the <br />meeting 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 <br />discussion' procedure. That is, discussion is open to any <br />member before or after a motion is made. This privilege is also <br />extended to the city planner and any of the consultants who may <br />have an interest in or can contribute to the item at hand. <br />2. At the discretion of the chair, this privilege is also <br />extended to those members of the audience who wish to provide <br />input. The chair may also rule out of order any input felt to <br />be redundant, superfluous or irrelevant. <br />3. The chair can make liberal use of the "unanimous consent" • <br />procedure. That is, items that in the judgement of the chair <br />are likely to be unanimously approved, can be introduced for <br />approval with the statement "If there are no objections, ... <br />stands approved (or denied)." If any commissioner has an <br />objection then the item reverts to the standard motion <br />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 <br />second. A motion need only be made to be considered. This also <br />applies to amendments. <br />5. To eliminate confusion, only one amendment will be <br />considered at a time and that amendment must be germane to the <br />motion. An amendment cannot itself be amended. If a change to <br />an amendment is deemed appropriate, the amendment should be <br />withdrawn and reintroduced accordingly. <br />6. The general mode of voting will be by acclamation but with <br />enough clarity that the individual votes can be recorded in the <br />minutes. If in doubt the secretary can request a <br />clarification. <br />• <br />