If possible, write out the motion before the board meeting. The president should encourage questions and pertinent discussion. When a motion has been on the floor for a long time and received inordinate discussion, it has a slim chance for passage. The board president can encourage a member to amend the motion. If the motions sponsor rejects the initial amendment, compromise language should be attempted.
Any amendment is a motion and can be debated and voted upon.
The amendment requires a simple majority vote for passage. A board member can ask the president to close the debate and call for an immediate vote on the original motion. However, the president must receive unanimous consent from the board to close the debate and the motion requires a two-thirds vote for passage. No matter how well-prepared you are and whether you follow parliamentary procedures or Robert's Rules, there will be times when you run into unforeseen problems during meetings. Personality clashes frequently occur.