Agenda 05-14-24; 4 - Amendments to Rules of Procedure for Hybrid and Remote Meetings

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16 18 Agenda"and it shall read: The Board of Commissioners pledges its respect to all present. The Board asks those attending this meeting to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner toward each other, county staff and the commissioners. At any time should a member of the Board or the public fail to observe this charge, the Chair will take steps to restore order and decorum.Should it become impossible to restore order and continue the meeting,the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. The BOCC asks that all electronic devices such as cell phones,pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate. Please be kind to everyone. VI. Conduct of Debate Rule 11. Powers of the Chair. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the board if he or she is present. If the chair is absent, the vice-chair shall preside. If both the chair and vice-chair are absent, another member designated by vote of the present board members shall preside. A member must be recognized by the presiding officer in order to address the board.The chair shall have the following powers: 1. To rule on points of parliamentary procedure, including the right to rule out of order any motion patently offered for obstructive or dilatory purposes; 2. To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards of courtesy in his or her remarks and to entertain and rule on objections from other members on this ground; 3. To entertain and answer questions of parliamentary law or procedure; 4. To call a brief recess at any time; 5. To adjourn in an emergency. A decision by the presiding officer under any of the first three powers listed above may be appealed to the board upon motion of