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z1 22 <br /> Comment: While a substantive motion is out of order if an- <br /> other substantive motion is pending, several procedural mo- <br /> tions can be entertained in succession without necessarily dis- <br /> posing of the immediately pending one. The order of the list <br /> below establishes which procedural motion yields to which-for <br /> example, a move to defer consideration(6) may be made while <br /> a move to refer to committee (9) is pending because (6) ranks <br /> higher on the list. <br /> 1. To Appeal a Procedural Ruling of the Presiding Officer. A <br /> decision of the presiding officer ruling a motion in or out <br /> of order, determining whether a speaker has gone beyond <br /> reasonable standards of courtesy in his or her remarks, or <br /> entertaining and answering a question of parliamentary <br /> law or procedure may be appealed to the board as speci- <br /> fied in Rule 11. This appeal is in order immediately after <br /> such a decision is announced and at no other time. The <br /> member making the motion need not be recognized by the <br /> presiding officer and the motion, if timely made, may not <br /> be ruled out of order. <br /> Comment: Rule 11 allows the ruling of the presiding officer on <br /> certain procedural matters to be appealed to the board. This <br /> appeal must be made as soon as the presiding officer's decision is <br /> announced, so this motion is accorded the highest priority. See <br /> Rule 11 and its comment for further discussion of this motion. <br /> 2. To Adjourn. The motion may be made at the conclusion of <br /> action on a pending matter; it may not interrupt delibera- <br /> tion of a pending matter. <br /> Comment:This motion differs from the Robert's Rules of Order <br /> motion in several respects. In Robert's Rules of Order,it is not <br /> debatable or amendable and can be made at any time, even <br /> interrupting substantive deliberations. In view of the small <br /> number of members and the available procedures to limit de- <br /> bate, this rule allows debate and amendment of the motion to <br /> adjourn but allows the motion to adjourn only when action on <br /> a pending matter is over. The motion to defer consideration or <br /> to postpone to a certain time or day may be used if the board <br /> wants to adjourn before completing action on a matter. <br /> 3. To Take a Recess. <br /> Comment: Robert's Rules of Order does not allow debate on <br />