Common use of Motion for Reconsideration Clause in Contracts

Motion for Reconsideration. (means bringing back in time to before vote ever took place) 1. The purpose of a Motion for Reconsideration is to suspend all action that the original motion would have required until the reconsideration is acted upon. (The motion is whether or not Council wants to reconsider the topic or not. The topic CANNOT be spoken to at this time.) Any resolution, by-law, or matter that has previously been adopted by Council may be reconsidered by Council subject to: a) A Motion for Reconsideration must be introduced according to the procedures for Notices for Motion. b) A Motion for Reconsideration may only be put forward by a member who voted in the majority when the item was originally decided upon. c) No discussion of the question that has been decided shall be allowed until the motion for reconsideration has carried, and such motion for reconsideration shall require a two-thirds vote of the members of the entire Council. d) A vote to reconsider shall not be considered more than once on the same topic during a twelve-month period, unless approved by the Chairperson. e) If the member who gave notice of the motion for reconsideration is not in attendance at the subsequent meeting, the Chair shall declare the Notice of Motion for reconsideration not accepted.