Act of Council Standing Orders

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A
BILL
TO
Establish Standing Orders for the Second Willow Commission​

The residents of Willow, through their elected representatives in the Commission and the force of law ordained to that Commission by the people through the Willow Charter, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:


1 - Standing Orders
(1) These Standing Orders of the Willow Commission are extant until another Standing Orders of the Commission are passed by the Commission, in accordance with Part III(1) of the Willow Legislative Standards Act.

(a) The passage of new Standing Orders of the Commission shall repeal all previous Standing Orders of the Commission.
(2) Amending the Standing Orders

(a) Standing Orders can be amended through a motion during the entire duration of the Commission term. Changes need to be agreed upon by a simple majority in the Commission unless otherwise specified by law.

2 - Compliance
(1) The Commission will follow all procedures, limitations, and provisions established by the Willow Legislative Standards Act.

(a) These Standing Orders are to be interpreted in the context of the Willow Legislative Standards Act (WLSA); in the case of direct conflict that cannot otherwise be resolved through interpretation, the WLSA shall prevail.
(2) Unless otherwise stated, compliance with the procedures established by statutes other than the WLSA is to be assumed.
(3) In the event that an action by any Commissioner or the Chamber as a whole is not compliant with these Standing Orders or other relevant statutes, the Presiding Officer may declare that action out of order, and its effects will be invalidated.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Commission will be proposed in #commision-floor with the words "I, [role] [Name/Alias], move to", and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be notified.
(a) The valid roles for motion making are Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Commissioner.
(b) Any Commissioner proposing a motion must provide a reason.
(2) Voting. The Presiding Officer will post the motion to #commission-voting, create a thread in which the Commission can cast their votes, and notify the Commissioners.

(a) The Presiding Officer must put motions up to a vote in the order proposed.
(b) A simple majority is needed for a motion to pass unless otherwise specified by law.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to a vote by the Presiding Officer, the Commissioners will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.

(a) Commissioners shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach a majority necessary for passage or failure.
(4) Styling. Motions will be titled as WL (Commission Number)[.](Motion Number)
(5) Rulings. Motions not compliant with the Standing Orders or the Willow Legislative Standards Act may be ruled as out-of-order by the Presiding Officer.

4 - Implementation
(1) The Presiding Officer must implement Motions and Bills once passed.

(a) If the Motion or Bill fails, the Presiding Officer does not need to implement its changes.

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