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DRAFT <br />9/22/17 <br />E. PROCEDURES FOR MOTIONS: The following is the general procedure for <br />making motions: <br />1. Before a motion can be considered or debated it must be seconded, <br />however, no action taken shall be invalidated on the basis that a <br />second to a motion was not properly made or recorded. <br />2. A member of the Council who wishes to make a motion should do so <br />through a verbal request to the Chair. <br />3. Once the motion has been made and seconded, the Chair shall open <br />the matter for discussion offering the first opportunity to the moving <br />party and thereafter to any member of the Council recognized by the <br />Chair. <br />4. Once the matter has been discussed and the Chair calls for a vote, <br />no further discussion will be allowed; provided, however, that <br />members of the Council may be allowed to explain their votes. <br />F. AMENDMENTS TO MOTIONS: Once a motion has been made and <br />seconded, any member of the Council who did not make or second the <br />motion may offer an amendment to the motion. If the members of the <br />Council who made and seconded the original motion accept the offered <br />amendment, then the motion shall be considered amended without <br />necessity of a separate motion on the "friendly amendment" and the Council <br />may then vote on the original motion, as amended. If such an offered <br />"friendly amendment" is rejected by either of the members who made or <br />seconded the original motion, then a Council vote shall be taken on the <br />proposed amendment. No original motion shall be amended more than <br />times, either by a friendly amendment of amendments adopted by <br />Council vote. <br />G. DISCUSSION: Speakers shall confine themselves to the question under <br />discussion. All discussion must be germane to the agenda item. <br />H. CALL THE QUESTION/MOVE TO END DEBATE <br />I. AFTER VOTING: Once a vote has been taken, there shall be no further <br />discussion on that motion or Agenda item unless a motion to reconsider is <br />properly made, seconded, and adopted. <br />VIII. MEETING CIVILITY <br />Louisville City Council Rules of Procedure page 11 <br />adopted <br />15 <br />