Okaloosa County BOCC — April 1, 2014 — reading text

on which he/she spoke, has been disposed. 5. An amendment to a motion must be germane, that is, it must relate to the substance of the main motion. An amendment may not introduce an independent question, and an amendment may not serve as the equivalent of rejecting the original motion. c. Debate. 1. Every Commissioner has the right to speak on every motion before it is finally acted upon. 2. All discussion must be confined to the immediately pending question and to whether or not it should be adopted. 3. No Commissioner may speak twice on the same motion as long as any other Commissioner who has not spoken on the motion desires to do so. SECTION 6: VOTING. a. Voting. Unless otherwise directed by the Chairman, all votes shall be taken by voice or by electronic vote, if available. b. Tabulating the Vote. The Chairman shall tabulate the votes and announce the results. 3 Packet Pg. 727  c. Duty to Vote. Every Commissioner must vote, unless they publicly stated that they are abstaining from voting due to a conflict of interest pursuant to Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes. If any Commissioner declines to vote “aye” or “nay” by voice or electronic vote, his/her silence or inaction shall be counted as an “aye” vote. d. Changing Vote. Any Commissioner may change his/her vote before the next item is called for consideration, or before a recess or adjournment is called, whichever occurs first, but not thereafter. e. Majority Vote; Supermajority Vote; Tie Vote. The passage of any motion, policy, ordinance or resolution shall require the affirmative vote of at least the majority of the Board who are present and eligible to vote. If a supermajority vote is required by Florida Statutes, this shall require the affirmative vote of a majority plus one member who are present and eligible to vote. SECTION 7: PERIODIC REVIEW. The Board shall periodically review these Rules and adopt any amendments deemed necessary. Amendments to these Rules shall be approved and adopted by the Board in the form of a resolution. SECTION 8: EFFECTIVE DATE These Rules shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the Board and shall supersede all other rules previously adopted by the Board. ADOPTED this ____ day of __________ 2014. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA By: ______________________________ KELLY WINDES, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: By: ________________________________ Deputy Clerk 4 Packet Pg. 728