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amendment is deemed appropriate, the amendment should be withdrawn and reintroduced 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