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23 24 <br /> to take no action on it. If the board does not use committees, <br /> this rule is unnecessary. <br /> 11. To Amend. An amendment to a motion must be pertinent to <br /> the subject of the motion. An amendment is improper if <br /> adoption of the motion with that amendment added would <br /> have the same effect as rejection of the original motion. A <br /> proposal to substitute completely different wording for a <br /> motion or an amendment shall be treated as a motion to <br /> amend. There may be an amendment to the motion and an <br /> amendment to an amendment, but no further amendments. <br /> Any amendment to a proposed ordinance shall be reduced to <br /> writing. A vote on a motion to amend a motion may be <br /> regarded as a vote on the motion as amended if that is <br /> determined to be the intent of the board. <br /> Comment: This motion is identical to the motion of the same <br /> name in Robert's Rules of Order except for the requirement <br /> for written amendments to proposed ordinances. <br /> 12. To Revive Consideration. The motion is in order at any time <br /> within one hundred days of a vote deferring consideration of <br /> it. A substantive motion on which consideration has been <br /> deferred expires one hundred days after the deferral, unless <br /> a motion to revive consideration is adopted. <br /> Comment:This motion replaces the motion to take up from the <br /> table in Robert's Rules of Order and was renamed in order to <br /> avoid confusion. This motion may be debated and amended;the <br /> motion in Robert's Rules of Order may not. If the motion to <br /> revive consideration is not successful within 100 days of the <br /> original deferral date, the substantive motion expires. The <br /> subject matter of the motion may be brought forward again by <br /> a new motion. <br /> 13. To Reconsider. The board may vote to reconsider its action on a <br /> matter. The motion to do so must be made by a member who <br /> voted with the prevailing side (the majority, except in the case <br /> of a tie; in that case the "nos" prevail) and only at the meeting <br /> during which the original vote was taken, including any <br /> continuation of that meeting through recess to a time and <br /> place certain. The motion cannot interrupt deliberation on a <br /> pending matter but is in order at any time before final <br /> adjournment of the meeting. If a member wishes to reverse an <br />