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D. All requests for budgetary transfers or budgetary amendments from Department Heads shall first be reviewed by the Town’s Finance Department. Once approved by the Finance Officer, the request shall be put on the agenda by the Finance Department. Any requests that come directly to the Town Clerk’s Office, other than those made by the Town Board members, without following this procedure shall be sent to the Finance Director before any action is taken. E. Suspension of the rules for unlisted items – no local law, ordinance, petition, resolution, communication or item can be acted upon unless it appears on the agenda. This includes committee reports unless there is a majority consent on the part of the Town Board. The Town Board may by majority consent suspend the rules in order to consider unlisted items, however, these items are limited to communications received after the agenda cut off related to an agenda item and resolutions that clearly state why time is of the essence and why the resolution cannot be tabled until a later scheduled meeting or Special Meeting F. For the purpose of this section, the resolution approving the Audit of Cash Disbursements shall be exempt and shall be treated as a properly pre-filled resolution without regard to time presented to the Town Board. 6. MEETING PROCEDURES A. QUORUM – The majority of the duly constituted membership of the Town Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn. B. SUPERVISOR TO SECURE A QUORUM- In the absence of a quorum during the meetings of the Town Board, the Supervisor may take such measures as provided by law and as may deemed to be necessary to secure the presence of a quorum. C. ROLL CALL: MINUTES-ABSENCES – At every meeting of the Town Board upon the members being called to order, the roll call of members shall be called by the Town Clerk and the names of those absent shall be inserted into the minutes. Any corrections, alterations or additions to the minutes of the preceding meeting, shall then be read and then the minutes approved or approved as amended. In all cases when an order, resolution or a motion shall be entered in the minutes of the Town Board, the name of the member moving same shall be entered along with the name of the individual affording a second to the main motion.. D. RESOLUTIONS READ, MOVED, AND SECONDED: The Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk will read agenda items accordingly. A Town Board member shall move the resolution, order, or motion read. Another Town Board member shall second the resolution, order, or motion. The Town Board shall not discuss or entertain any agenda item that does not receive a second. Discussion on any resolution, order, or motion is limited to Town Board members. The Town Supervisor may call on Department Heads, consultants, or their designee to address the Town Board related to the resolution. 9