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23 <br />28 <br />(via a motion to revive consideration) within one hundred days <br />of the vote to defer consideration. (In a <br />RobertÔs Rules of Order <br />motion laid on the table dies at the end of the particular ses- <br />sion of the assembly.) One hundred days is the suggested <br />period of time for deferring consideration because it is also th <br />time within which a proposed ordinance must be enacted (see <br />Rule 27). <br />The motion is not in order <br />8.To Call the Previous Question. <br />until there has been a debate and every member has had <br />one opportunity to speak. <br />Comment: This motion differs from the motion in <br />RobertÔs Rules <br />. The motion is always in order, <br />of OrderRobertÔs Rules of Order <br />is not debatable or amendable, and requires a two-thirds vote <br />for adoption. Thus, it may be used to compel an immediate <br />vote on a proposal without any debate on the issue. Such a <br />device may be necessary to preserve efficiency in a large as- <br />sembly, but with a small board, a minimum period of debate <br />on every proposal that comes before the board strikes a better <br />balance between efficiency and effective representation by all <br />board members. Since every member will have an opportunity <br />to speak, the debate may be ended by a majority vote. <br />9.To Postpone to a Certain Time or Day. <br />Comment: This motion allows the board to defer consider- <br />ation to a specified time or day and is appropriate when more <br />information is needed or the deliberations are likely to be <br />lengthy. <br /> The board may vote to refer <br />10.To Refer a Motion to a Committee. <br />a substantive motion to a committee for its study and recom- <br />mendations. Sixty days or more after a substantive motion has <br />been referred to a committee, the introducer of the substan- <br />tive motion may compel consideration of the measure by the <br />entire board, whether or not the committee has reported the <br />matter to the board. <br />Comment: This motion is identical with the motion of the <br />same name in except that the <br />RobertÔs Rules of Order <br />introducerÔs right to compel consideration by the full board <br />after a specified period of time prevents using the motion to <br />defeat a proposal by referring it to a committee that intends to <br />take no action on it. If the board does not use committees, this <br />rule is unnecessary. <br /> <br />