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Section6.9.RulesofOrder.Meetingsshouldbeconductedunderstandardparliamentaryrulesasoutlined <br />inthelatesteditionofwƚĬĻƩƷ͸ƭRulesofOrder,andinaccordancewiththeseRules,Regulationsand <br />Bylaws. <br />Section6.10.Voting.ExceptaselsewhereprovidedintheseRules,RegulationsandBylaws,anaffirmative <br />voteofthemajoritentandvotingshallberequiredfortheapprovalof <br />yoftheCommissionmemberspres <br />anyactionitemrelatedtoanitemofbusinessormotionplacedbeforetheCommission.Votingshall <br />generallybebyvoicevote,howevertheChairmanoranyCommissionmembermaycallforarollcallvote. <br />EachCommissionmembersshallvote(unlessabstaining)oneverymotionplacedonthefloorunlessthere <br />isaconflictofinterestasdefinedinSection171oftheTexasLocalGovernmentCode.Commission <br />membersmustvoteinͻCğǝƚƩƚŅͼorinͻhƦƦƚƭźƷźƚƓƷƚͼthemotiononthefloor,oralternativelyͻ!ĬƭƷğźƓͼ <br />fromthevote.Ifamemomvoting,theirvoteshallnotbecountedinthedeterminationof <br />berabstainsfr <br />amotion,butitshallberecordedintheminutesasanabstainingvote. <br />Section6.11.Agenda.AnagendaoutliningallitemsofbusinesstobeconsideredbytheCommissionata <br />meetingshallbepreparedbyCitystaffandshallbedistributedelectronicallytoallmembersofthe <br />CommissiontheFridaybeforethescheduledmeeting.Theagendaforallregularmeetingsshallgenerally <br />includethefollowing:calltoorder,rollcallofmembers,approvalofminutes,itemsofbusiness,reports <br />fromCitystafforCommissionmembers,andadjournment.Theagendashallbepostedinaccordancewith <br />theprovisionsofSection6.2,above.Additionally,copiesoftheagendashallbemadeavailabletothe <br />publicatthemeeting. <br />Section6.12.PublicHearings.PublicHearingsshallbescheduledandduenoticeprovidedinaccordance <br />withtheprovisionsofChapter106(Zoning)oftheCityofLaPorteCodeofOrdinancesandChapter211of <br />theTexasLocalGovernmentCode.PublicHearingsareopenforumsconductedduringmeetingsofthe <br />Commissionthatallowthepublicanopportunitytoexpresstheiropiniononspecificissuesormatters <br />beforetheCommission.PublicHearingsaregenerallyconductedinthefollowingmanner: <br />a)TheChairmanformallyopensthePublicHearing. <br />b)Staffpresentstheitemofbusiness. <br />c)Ifthereisanapplicantfortheitemofbusiness,thenhe/sheisinvitedtospeak. <br />d)Proponents(thoseinfavor)areinvitedtospeakfirst.Suchcommentsarelimitedtofive(5) <br />minutesperperson. <br />e)Opponents(thoseinopposition)areinvitedtospeaksecond.Suchcommentsarelimitedtofive <br />(5)minutesperperson. <br />f)Theapplicantisallowedanopportunityforrebuttalandtosummarizetheirposition. <br />g)TheChairmanformallyclosesthePublicHearing. <br />h)Commissionmembersmayaskquestionsofanywitnessatanytime,butmaynottakea <br />substantivevoteduringthePublicHearing.AfterthePublicHearingisclosed,membersofthe <br />publicmayspeakonlytoansweraquestionofaCommissionmember. <br />Section6.13.Communication.Commissionmembersshallbeallowedtodiscussitemsscheduledfora <br />publichearingwithotherpersons,includingproponents,opponents,witnessesandcitystaff,outsideof <br />5 <br />36 <br /> <br />