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23 <br /> 24 <br /> the table in Robert's Rules of Order, was renamed to avoid <br /> confusion. It allows the board temporarily to defer consider- <br /> ation of a proposal. It differs from Robert's Rules of Order in <br /> that it may be debated and amended, and in that a motion <br /> that has been deferred dies if it is not taken up by the board <br /> (via a motion to revive consideration)within one hundred days <br /> of the vote to defer consideration. (In Robert's Rules of Order a <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 the <br /> time within which a proposed ordinance must be enacted (see <br /> Rule 27). <br /> 8. To Call the Previous Question. The motion is not in order <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 Robert's Rules <br /> of Order. The Robert's Rules of Order motion is always in 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 /> 10. To Refer a Motion to a Committee. The board may vote to refer <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 Robert's Rules of Order except that the <br /> introducer's right to compel consideration by the full board <br />