City Council Agenda and Packet 2020 03 16

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motion to end debate (also known as "calling the question"). If such a motion is made and seconded, the Chair shall immediately call for a vote on the motion. If the motion is not approved by 2/3 of the members of the Council present and voting, the Chair shall allow for debate to continue. If the motion is approved, the Chair shall call for a motion on the matter under consideration. J. ALL MEMBERS MAY SPEAK: Each member of the Council shall have the right to speak and ask questions prior to a vote. K. AFTER VOTING: Once a vote has been taken on a motion, there shall be no further discussion on that motion unless a motion to reconsider is properly made, seconded, and adopted. L. MOTION TO RECONSIDER: A motion to reconsider may only be made at the same meeting at which the motion to be reconsidered was made or at the next regular meeting of the Council. The motion must be made by a member of the Council on the prevailing side of the motion to be reconsidered. The required second on the motion need not be a member of Council from prevailing side. The motion is debatable but only for the reasons to explain or justify reconsideration and not for the purpose of debating the merits of the motion. An affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of the Council present and voting is required for approval of the motion for reconsideration. M. TABLE: The Table of Common Motions set forth in Section XI of the Rules is adopted for Council's reference. VIII. MEETING CIVILITY A. CIVILITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL: The Chair shall preserve reasonable order and decorum and confine Council and members of the public to discussion of the questions under consideration. The Chair shall preserve reasonable decorum and decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to the entire Council, in which case the point of order shall be resolved by a vote of the majority of the members of the Council present. During Council meetings, members of the Council shall preserve reasonable order and decorum and shall not delay or interrupt the proceedings or refuse to obey the order of the Chair or the Rules. Every member of the Council desiring to speak shall address the Chair, and upon recognition by the Chair, shall confine himself or herself to the questions under debate. Once recognized, no member of the Council shall be Louisville City Council Rules of Procedure page 14 Adopted 1121120 25