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25 26 <br /> adjournment of the meeting. If a member wishes to reverse <br /> an action taken at a previous meeting, he or she generally <br /> may make a new motion having the opposite effect of the prior <br /> action. <br /> Any new motion having the opposite effect of the prior action <br /> that is related to the board issuing or not issuing a permit <br /> may be considered only where new evidence is presented to <br /> the board concerning the permit and all pertinent ordinance <br /> requirements, substantive and procedural, including those <br /> related to public hearings, have been met. Any new motion <br /> having the opposite effect of the prior action that relates to <br /> an ordinance may only be considered consistent with perti- <br /> nent ordinance requirements, substantive and procedural, in- <br /> cluding those related to public hearings. <br /> Comment: According to Robert's Rules of Order, the motion <br /> may be at the same meeting or on the next legal day and may <br /> interrupt deliberation on another matter. The rule does not <br /> allow reconsideration of a vote once the meeting adjourns. A <br /> member wishing to reverse an action taken at a previous <br /> meeting may make a motion or introduce a new ordinance <br /> having the opposite effect, consistent with public hearing re- <br /> quirements of North Carolina Law. <br /> 14. To Prevent Reconsideration for Six Months. The motion shall <br /> be in order immediately following the defeat of a substantive <br /> motion, and at no other time. The motion requires a vote equal <br /> to a quorum and is valid for six months or until the next regu- <br /> lar election of county commissioners, whichever occurs first. <br /> Comment: This clincher motion prevents the same motion from <br /> being continually introduced when the subject has been thor- <br /> oughly considered. Because this motion curtails a member's <br /> right to bring a matter before the board, a vote equal to a quo- <br /> rum is required. As with every other motion, a clincher may be <br /> dissolved by a motion to suspend the rules. Six months is merely <br /> a suggested time; the board may shorten or lengthen the time <br /> as it sees fit. In order to give a new board a clean slate, the <br /> motion is not effective beyond the next regular election. <br /> Rule 20. Renewal of Motion. A defeated motion may not be <br /> renewed at the same meeting. <br />