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29 36 <br /> portant because it makes a difference in the number of votes <br /> required to adopt an ordinance. The rule assumes that a mea- <br /> sure is introduced only when the board begins to consider the <br /> matter. <br /> Rule 26. Adoption,Amendment, or Repeal of Ordinances. <br /> To be adopted at the meeting where first introduced, an ordinance <br /> or any action with the effect of an ordinance, or any ordinance <br /> amending or repealing an existing ordinance (except the budget <br /> ordinance, a bond order, or other ordinance requiring a public <br /> hearing before adoption), must be approved by all members of the <br /> board of commissioners. If the proposed measure is approved by a <br /> majority of those voting but not by all members of the board, or if <br /> the measure is not voted on at the meeting where introduced, it <br /> shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the board. If <br /> the proposal receives a majority of the votes cast at the next meet- <br /> ing or at a meeting within 100 days of being introduced, it is <br /> adopted. <br /> Adoption of Ordinances, Resolutions, Proclamations and Orders. <br /> A motion shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast for <br /> any and all resolutions, proclamations and orders. The vote <br /> shall express the sense of the board on a question or issue <br /> brought before it and shall serve as an official declaration of a <br /> particular state of fact or circumstance. <br /> Comment: See G.S. 153A-45. See also G.S. 153A-46 for re- <br /> quirements for granting franchises. <br /> Rule 27. Quorum. A majority of the board membership shall <br /> constitute a quorum. The number required for a quorum is <br /> not affected by vacancies. If a member has withdrawn from a <br /> meeting without being excused by majority vote of the remain- <br /> ing members present, he or she shall be counted as present <br /> for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. <br /> The board may compel the attendance of an absent member <br /> by ordering the sheriff to take the member into custody. <br /> Comment: See G.S. 153A-43. Compelling the attendance of a <br /> member by ordering the sheriff to take the person into custody is <br /> an extraordinary remedy intended for use when a member obsti- <br /> nately refuses to attend meetings for the purpose of preventing <br /> action on a proposal.If the board contemplates using this power, <br />