Interesting. But if all nine positions are filled, as is normally true, then the only majority votes (with a quorum) that would fail to pass a motion are 5-3 and 5-4. So, basically, what was at stake was those two outcomes and nothing more.
I wonder if we've ever had a 5-3 or 5-4 vote on a motion? I'm too lazy to go back through the history.
Bruce