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ioo•; . 1- ~s~1~09 21 the next regular election of county commissioners, whichever occurs first. Rule 21. Renewal of Motion. A defeated motion may not be renewed at the same meeting. Rule 22. Withdrawal of Motion. A motion may be withdrawn by the introducer at any time before the chair puts the motion to a vote. Rule 23. Duty to Vote. It is the duty of each member to vote unless excused by a majority vote according to law. The board may excuse members from voting on matters involving their own financial interest or official conduct. A member wishing to be excused from voting shall so inform the chair who shall take a vote of the remaining members. A member who fails to vote, not having been excused, shall be recorded as voting in the affirmative. Rule 24. Prohibition secret ballot. If the each member shall sign record the vote of eac and made available for that meeting have been of Secret Voting. No vote may be taken by board decides to vote by written ballot, his or her ballot and the minutes shall 7 member. These ballots shall be retained public inspection until the minutes of approved , when they may be destroyed. Rule 25. Action by Reference. The board shall not deliberate, vote or otherwise act on any matter by reference to an agenda or document number unless copies of the agenda or document number being referenced are available for public inspection at the meeting and are so worded that the people at the meeting can understand what is being discussed or acted on. Rule 26. Introduction of Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders. A proposed ordinance shall be deemed introduced at the first meeting where it is on the agenda, regardless of whether it is actually considered by the board, and its introduction shall be recorded in the minutes. Rule 27. 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 28. 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 -9-