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(d) INTERRUPTION; CALL TO ORDER; APPEAL A RULING OF THE CHAIR. A member once recognized shall not be interrupted when speaking unless it be a call to order or as herein otherwise provided. If a member be called to order, the member shall cease speaking until the question of order be determined by the presiding officer, and ifin order, the member shall be permitted to proceed. Any member may appeal to the Commission from the decision of the presiding officer upon a question of order when, without debate, the presiding officer shall submit to the Commission the question, "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained?" and the Commission shall decide by a majority vote. (e) TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE. Debate on any motion pertaining to an item on the consent agenda shall be limited to two (2) minutes. After two (2) minutes of debate the item shall be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular City Commission agenda. The discussion by the Commissioners on anyone item shall not exceed one-half(l/2) hour. (f) PRIVILEGE OF CLOSING DEBATE. The Commissioner sponsoring or moving the adoption of an ordinance, resolution or motion shall have the privilege of closing the debate. (g) METHOD OF VOTING. After the debate is closed, and/or the motion is restated if necessary, the presiding officer shall call for a vote on the motion. Voting shall be by roll call or voice vote, or paper ballot (at the decision of the majority of the Commission in certain circumstances) depending on whether the ballot is on an ordinance or resolution or motion. Ordinances require a roll call vote by calling the names of the Commissioners alphabetically by surname, except that the names shall be rotated after each roll call vote, if requested, so that the Commissioner who voted first on a preceding roll call shall vote last upon the next subsequent matter; provided, however, that the presiding officer, if a member of the Commission, shall always cast the last vote. The Clerk shall call the roll, tabulate the votes, and announce the results. The vote upon any resolution, motion or other matter may be by voice vote as previously noted, provided that the presiding officer or any Commissioner may require a roll call to be taken upon any resolution or motion. (h) EXPLANATION OF VOTE; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. There shall be no discussion by any Commissioner voting, and the Commissioner shall vote yes or no. Any Commissioner, upon voting, may give a brief statement to explain his or her vote. A Commissioner shall have the privilege offiling with the Clerk a written explanation of his or her vote. Any Commissioner with a conflict of interest on a particular matter shall refrain from voting or otherwise participating in the proceedings related to that matter and may leave the Commission chambers until the consideration of that matter is concluded. Any such Commissioner who does not leave the chambers shall be deemed absent for purposes of constituting a quorum, counting the vote, or for any other purpose. (i) TIE VOTES. Whenever action cannot be taken because the vote of the Commissioners has resulted in a tie, the status quo shall continue in effect and the proposed ordinance, resolution or motion that produced the tie vote shall be removed from the agenda -11-