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i3UI.ES OF ORDER GOVERNING ZF.iE COt~TCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED Page 6. motion may be withdrawn by the maker with consent of the second before it hsa been amended or voted upon. iNhen a motion is made and second®d it shall be stated by the presiding officer before any debate shall be in order. all motions rich have been entertained by the president of council shall be entered upon the minutes. Rule 32. Precedence of ptotions. When a question is before the council no motion shall be entertained except the following. 1. To adjourn. 2. To fix the hour o f ad journment. 3. For the previous question. 4. To lay on the table. 5. To postpone to a day certain. 6. To postpone indefinitely. 7. To refer to a committee. 8. To amend. These motions shall have precedence in the order indicated. The motion to adjourn and the motion for the previous question, shall be put to a vote without debate; the motion to fix the hour of adjournment shall be debatable only as to the time of such adjourn- ment; and all other motions shall b® debatable. Rule 33. The Previous question. The motion for the previous question shall require a majority vote of all members elected to council; shall be considered only once; may be renewed after intervening business; shall take precedence over all debatable questions and shall b® in order to prevent amendment oP undebatable questions. then the previous question is moved aald seconded by oae other member it shall be put as follows: "Shall the main question be now put?" The re shall be no further amendment or debate; but pending amendments shall be put in their order before the main question. IP the question, "Shall the main question be now put?" be decided in the negative the main question remains before the council. Rule 34. lotion to Lay on the Table. The motion to lay on the table shall dispose finally of the legislation against which it is invoked but a motion to lay a pending amendment to an cm dinance or resolution shall not carry the ordinance or resolution with it. Motion to lay on the table shall require a majority vote of all members elected to council. Rule 35. b-otion to Postpone to a Day Certain. ~ motion to postpone to a day certain shall require a majority vote of the members present; shall be subject to r®- consideration; may be renewed after intervening business; shall be debatable as to the propriety of the postponement but not upon the merits of the legislation; and may be amended by changing the date. Upon the arrival of the date to which postponed the legislation shall be considered in the regular order of business of that day. Rule 36. R+totion to Postpone Indefinitely. The motion to postpone indefinitely shall have the same effect as motion to ley on the table, and shall require a majority vote of all members elected to council. ~~otion to postpone indefinitely shall not be reconsidered; shall be debatable and shall open the legislation to debate; may be renewed after intervening business and may not be amended or laid on the table, and shall be subject to previous question. Rule 37, reconsideration. after the decision of any question any member who voted wi th the majority may move a reconsideration of any action at the same or the next succeeding meeting, provided, however, that a resolution authorizing or relating to any contract may be reconsidered at any time before the final execution thereof. x motion to reconsider shall require the same number of votes as is required to adopt an ordinance or resolution. Lifter a motion for reconsideration teas once been acted upon, no other motion for a reconsideration thereof shall be made without unanimous consent of t:ie members present. SECTIOiv VI. ORDINk1VCES ~ RESOLUTIONS Rule 38. Introduction. Ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced in the council only in printed or written form, with the name of the member introducing the same endorsed thereon. Ordinances submitted by the initiative shall have endorsed thereon "Submitted by Initiative Petition."