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may have the opportunity to speak. <br />If the Board holds and closes a hearing at one meeting and deliberates at <br />the next, the Board cannot reopen the hearing without providing additional <br />notice. <br />F. MAKING THE DECISION <br />1. Board members shall not make their decision on the basis of <br />irrelevant criteria. Board members shall not base a decision on <br />things a member "knows" but did not "learn" at the hearing. Board <br />members will not participate in the decision if they cannot be fair and <br />unbiased. <br />2. A Board members shall not participate in the decision if they did not <br />participate in the entire hearing. <br />If a public hearing is opened and then continued to a later meeting, <br />a member who missed the first meeting may review the video and all <br />materials from the first meeting and then participate in the next one. <br />This should be disclosed at the hearing. <br />3. Board members should ask for staff advice if they are unsure of the <br />decision they are being asked to make or if they are unsure of the <br />applicable legal criteria. <br />4. If appropriate, a Board may make a tentative decision and direct <br />staff to prepare a draft written decision. <br />XI. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE <br />A. POINTS OF ORDER: The Chair shall determine all points of order, subject <br />to the rights of any member of the Board to appeal to the Board, in which <br />case the point of order shall be resolved by vote of a majority of the <br />members of Board present. <br />B. RIGHT OF THE FLOOR: Any member of the Board desiring to speak shall <br />be recognized by the Chair. <br />C. MOTIONS: Motions may be made by any member of the Board, including <br />the Chair, provided that before the Chair offers a motion, the opportunity for <br />making a motion should be offered to other members of the Board. Any <br />member of the Board, other than the person offering the motion, may <br />second a motion. <br />Louisville Board & Commission Rules of Procedure page 11 <br />Adopted November 6, 2023 <br />