Standing Orders

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1. The following motions may be moved at a meeting without written notice to the Proper Officer:
   1. to correct an inaccuracy in the draft minutes of a meeting and to improve accuracy of the draft minutes of a meeting.
   2. to move to a vote;
   3. to defer consideration of a motion;
   4. to refer a motion to a particular working group;
   5. to appoint a person to preside at a meeting;
   6. to change the order of business on the agenda;
   7. to proceed to the next business on the agenda;
   8. to require a written report;
   9. to appoint or dissolve a committee or sub-committee and their members;
   10. to extend the time limits for speaking;
   11. to exclude the press and public from a meeting in respect of confidential or other information which is prejudicial to the public interest;
   12. to not hear further from a councillor or a member of the public;
   13. to exclude a councillor or member of the public for disorderly conduct;
   14. to temporarily suspend the meeting;
   15. to suspend a particular standing order (unless it reflects mandatory statutory or legal requirements);
   16. to adjourn the meeting; or
   17. to close the meeting.