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<br />added to the agenda, tUe-B.,"I~~r~afoi+ty-ve'R.; :~~that-written copies of <br />particular documents connected with the items will be made available at the meeting to <br />all Board members anc1 pubic in attendance. <br />Rule 4. Public Address to the Board <br />Any individual or group, •-~i~hes wishine to address the Board, shall when <br />reasonably possible, makes a request to the Board's Secretary to be on the agenda to-the <br />aaard'~xeret~u-ySeEretaty, T',~'al-aeterx3i.,~ ~~-tlo-n;xetitrg-whether-it-~vil1 <br />hear lie-individual-er• g+ettlrand-h~e~wwnueh-time-to-allst-te-welt-speake~Time will be <br />established for Qeneirtl public comment. <br />Rule 5. Order of Business <br />Items shall be placed on the agenda according to the order of business, Generally the <br />order of business shall be: <br />• Adoption of an agenda <br />• Approval of the minutes <br />• General public comments <br />• Unfinished business <br />• New business <br />• Informal discussion <br />Rule 6. Presidine Officer <br />The Chair of the Board shall preside at Board meetings if he or she is present. The Chair <br />shall have the right to vote in all cases. In order to address the Board, a member must be <br />recognized by the Chair. If the Chair is absent, the Vice-Chair shall preside, If both the <br />Chair and Vice-Chair are absent, another member designated by vote of the Board shall <br />preside. <br />The presiding officer shall have the following powers: <br />• To rule motions in or out of order, including any motion patently offered for <br />obstructive or dilatory purposes; <br />• To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards of courtesy in <br />his/her remarks and to entertain and rule on objections from other members on this <br />ground; <br />• To entertain and answer questions of parliamentary law or procedure; <br />• To call a brief recess at any time; <br />• To adjourn in an emergency, <br />A decision by the presiding officer under any of the first tluee powers listed maybe <br />appealed to the Board upon motion of any Board member, immediately after such <br />decision is am~ounced and at no other time. The Board member making the motion need <br />not be recognized by the Chair and may not be ruled out of order. <br />Rule 7. Action by the Board <br />The Board shall proceed by motion, except in the case of elections of officers that shall <br />proceed according to the rules otherwise established in that-sc~rthese Rules of <br />Procedure Any Board member including the Chair may make a motion. <br />Page 5 of 6~ <br />