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295 Any individual or group who wishes to address the Board shall make a request to be on the agenda to the Chief Administrative Officer. However, the Board shall determine at the meeting whether it will hear the individual or group. (6) ORDER OF BUSINESS Items shall be placed on the agenda according to the "Order of Business." The Order of Business for each regular meeting shall be as follows: 1. Approval of the minutes, 2. Discussion/adjustment of agenda, 3. Unfinished business, 4. New business, 5. Public hearing, 6. Administrative reports, 7. Committee reports, 8. Informal discussion. However, by general consent of the Board, items may be considered out of this order. (7) ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN The Chairman of the Board shall be elected annually and shall not be removed from the office of Chairman unless he becomes disqualified to serve as a member of the Board. (8) POWERS OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board. A member must be recognized by the Chairman in order to address the Board. The Chairman shall have the following powers: 1. To rule motion in or out of order, including the right to rule out of o~der any motion patently offered for obstructive or dilatory purposes; 2. To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards of courtesy in his remarks and to entertain and rule on objections from other members on this ground; 3. To entertain and answer questions of parliamentary law or procedure; 4. To call a brief recess at any time; 5. To adjourn in an emergency. (.9) PRESIDING OFFICER WHEN THE CHAIRMAN IS IN ACTIVE DEBATE The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board unless he becomes actively engaged in debate on a particular proposal, in which case he may designate another Board member to preside. The Chairman shall resume the duty to preside as soon as action on the matter is concluded. (10) ACTION BY THE BOARD The Board shall proceed by motion. Any member, including the Chairman, may make a motion. Any motion requires a second before a vote may be taken. (11) ONE MOTION AT A TIME A member may make only one motion at a time. (12) SUBSTANTIVE MOTION A substantive motion is out of order while another substantive motion is pending. (13) ADOPTION BY MAJORITY VOTE A motion shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast, a quorum being present, unless otherwise required by these rules or the laws of North Carolina. (14) DEBATE The Chairman ~shall state the motion and then open the floor to debate on it. The Chairman shall preside over the debate according to these general principles: (a) The introducer (the member who makes the motion is entitled to speak first; (b)A member who has not spoken on the issue shall be recognized before someone who has already spoken; (c)To the extent possible, the debate shall alternate between opponents and proponents of the measure. (15) PROCEDURAL MOTIONS In addition to substantive proposals, the following procedural motions, and no others, shall be in order. Unless otherwise noted, each motion is debatable, may be amended, and requires a majority vote for adoption. In order of priority (if applicable), the procedural motions are: 1. To Adjourn. The motion may be made only at the conclusion of action on a pending matter; it may not interrupt deliberation of a pending matter. 2. To Take a Recess. 3. Call to Follow the Agenda. The motion must be made at the first reasonable opportunity or it is waived. 4. To Suspend the Rules. The motion requires a vote equal to a quorum.