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$.~. New Business 6.i!~. Informal Public Comments :¢.!!i~. Reports Without objection, the chair may call items in any order most convenient for the dispatch of business. Comment: As a courtesy, by general consent, those items requiring participation of nonmembers such as administrative officials and the public, may be considered first. VI. Conduct of Debate Rule 12. Powers of the Chair. The chair shall preside at all board meetings. To address the board, a member must be recognized by the chair. The chair shall have the following powers: To rule on points of parliamentary procedure, including the right to rule out of order any motion patently offered for obstructive or dilatory purposes; To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards of courtesy in his or her remarks and to entertain and role on objections from other members on this ground; 3. To call a brief recess at any time; 4. To adjourn in an emergency. Comment: This rule replaces the question of order and appeal in Robert's Rules of Order (hereinafter referred to as RRO). Here, the chair's authority increases: his or her decisions regarding decorum in debate and rules of parliamentary procedure are final and cannot be appealed to the membership. In RRO, a recess can be taken only on a motion and vote by the members. This rule gives the chair authority to declare a recess when necessary to "clear the air" and thus hold friction among the members to a minimum. Rule 13. Action by the Board. The board shall proceed by motion. Any member, including the chair, may make a motion. Rule 14. Second Required. A motion shall require a second before a vote is taken. Rule 15. One Motion at a Time. A member may make only one motion at a time.