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25 30 Any new motion having the opposite effect of the prior action that is related to the board issuing or not issuing a permit may be considered only where new evidence is presented to the board concerning the permit and all pertinent ordinance requirements, substantive and procedural, including those related to public hearings, have been met. Any new motion having the opposite effect of the prior action that relates to an ordinance may only be considered consistent with perti- nent ordinance requirements, substantive and procedural, in- cluding those related to public hearings. Comment: According to , the motion RobertÔs Rules of Order may be at the same meeting or on the next legal day and may interrupt deliberation on another matter. The rule does not allow reconsideration of a vote once the meeting adjourns. A member wishing to reverse an action taken at a previous meeting may make a motion or introduce a new ordinance having the opposite effect, consistent with public hearing re- quirements of North Carolina Law. The motion shall 14.To Prevent Reconsideration for Six Months. be in order immediately following the defeat of a substantive motion, and at no other time. The motion requires a vote equal to a quorum and is valid for six months or until the next regu- lar election of county commissioners, whichever occurs first. Comment: This clincher motion prevents the same motion from being continually introduced when the subject has been thor- oughly considered. Because this motion curtails a memberÔs right to bring a matter before the board, a vote equal to a quo- rum is required. As with every other motion, a clincher may be dissolved by a motion to suspend the rules. Six months is merely a suggested time; the board may shorten or lengthen the time as it sees fit. In order to give a new board a clean slate, the motion is not effective beyond the next regular election. A defeated motion may not be Rule 20. Renewal of Motion. renewed at the same meeting. A motion may be withdrawn Rule 21. Withdrawal of Motion. by the introducer at any time before it is amended or before the chair puts the motion to a vote, whichever occurs first.