Only one amendment can be dealt with at a time. If the amendment is not agreed then the meeting will vote on the original proposal. There may, of course, then be further amendments. Decisions can be reached by agreement or by a formal show of hands. They are then recorded in the minutes, which go on to the County Council.
Some Members speak more often than others.
The way in which meetings are organised and conducted is governed in the main by a document known as Standing Orders , which lays down the rules to be followed by the Council and Committees in conducting their business. An agenda is a document that lists the matters to be considered and the order in which they will be taken. The order can only be altered by the meeting. There is no set time at which a particular item will come up and no time limit on discussion of each item. A complete range of information, therefore, may not be available at this time.