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0 0 B30K ,^-.v PAGE 178 regardless of whether it is actually considered by the board, and its introduction shall be recorded in the minutes. Rule 26. Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Ordinances. To be adopted at the meeting where it is first introduced an ordinance or an action with the effect of an ordinance, or any ordinance amending or repealing an existing ordinance (except the budget ordinance, a bond order. or another ordinance requiring a public hearing before adoption) must be approved by all the members of the board of commissioners. If the proposed measure is approved by a majority but not by all the members of the board, or if the measure is not voted on at that meeting, it shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the board. If it then or at any time thereafter within one hundred days of its introduction receives a majority of the votes cast, the measure is adopted. Rule 27. Quorum. A majority of the board membership shall constitute a quorum. The number required for a quorum is not affected by vacancies. If a member has withdrawn from a meeting without being excused by a majority vote of the remaining members, he or she shall be counted as present for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. The board may compel the attendance of an absent member by ordering the sheriff to take the member into custody. Rule 28. Public Hearings. Public hearings required by law or deemed advisable by the board shall be organized by a special order, adopted by a majority vote, setting forth the subject, date, place, and time of the hearing as well as any rules regarding the length of time allotted to each speaker and designating representatives to speak for large groups. At the appointed time, the chair shall call the hearing to order and preside over it. When the allotted time expires, the chair shall declare the hearing ended and the board shall resume the regular order of business. Rule 29. Quorum at Public Hearings. A quorum of the board must be present at all public hearings required by law. Rule 30. Minutes. Minutes shall be kept of all board meetings. Rule 31. Appointments. The board shall use the following procedure to make appointments to fill vacancies in the board itself or in other boards and public offices over which the board has power of appointment. The chair shall open the floor to nominations, whereupon the members shall put forward and debate names of possible appointees. When debate ends, the chair shall call the roll of the members and each member shall vote. The votes shall not be tallied until each member has voted. Each vote shall be decided by a majority of the valid ballots cast (a majority is determined by dividing the number of valid ballots cast by two and taking the next highest whole number). It is the duty of each member to vote for as many appointees as