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22 23 <br /> Order in that it may be debated and amended, and in that a <br /> motion that has been deferred dies if it is not taken up by the <br /> board (via a motion to revive consideration) within one <br /> hundred days of the vote to defer consideration. (In Robert's <br /> Rules of Order a motion laid on the table dies at the end of <br /> the particular session of the assembly.) One hundred days <br /> is the suggested period of time for deferring consideration <br /> because it is also the time within which a proposed ordinance <br /> must be enacted(see Rule 27). <br /> 8. To Call the Previous Question.The motion is not in order until <br /> there has been a debate and every member has had one <br /> opportunity to speak. <br /> Comment: This motion differs from the motion in Robert's <br /> Rules of Order. The Robert's Rules of Order motion is always <br /> in order, is not debatable or amendable, and requires a two- <br /> thirds vote for adoption. Thus, it may be used to compel an <br /> immediate vote on a proposal without any debate on the <br /> issue.Such a device may be necessary to preserve efficiency in <br /> a large assembly, but with a small board, a minimum period <br /> of debate on every proposal that comes before the board <br /> strikes a better balance between efficiency and effective <br /> representation by all board members. Since every member <br /> will have an opportunity to speak, the debate may be ended <br /> by a majority vote. <br /> 9. To Postpone to a Certain Time or Day. <br /> Comment: This motion allows the board to defer <br /> consideration to a specified time or day and is appropriate <br /> when more information is needed or the deliberations are <br /> likely to be lengthy. <br /> 10. To Refer a Motion to a Committee. The board may vote to refer a <br /> substantive motion to a committee for its study and <br /> recommendations.Sixty days or more after a substantive motion <br /> has been referred to a committee,the introducer of the substantive <br /> motion may compel consideration of the measure by the entire <br /> board, whether or not the committee has reported the matter <br /> to the board. <br /> Comment: This motion is identical with the motion of the <br /> same name in Robert's Rules of Order except that the <br /> introducer's right to compel consideration by the full board <br /> after a specified period of time prevents using the motion to <br /> defeat a proposal by referring it to a committee that intends <br />