(a) During collective committee meetings and work sessions any member of Council may request an informal poll (voice vote) of Council on any subject being discussed. No vote taken at a collective committee meeting or work session shall be considered official or binding.
(b) At regular meetings every member shall vote by roll call, either "yes" or "no" on all questions before Council. However, when a member shows a conflict of interest, he or she may be excused on motion and vote of Council. A "yes" vote shall be considered a "yea" vote and a "no" vote shall be considered a "nay" vote, pursuant to Section 9 of the Municipal Charter.
(c) All voting shall be done by consecutive alphabetical rotation. An alphabetical list of Council members shall be kept by the Clerk of Council and the first vote of the first Council meeting of the year shall be cast by the Councilmember whose name is first on the list. The rest of the votes shall then be cast in alphabetical order. All votes for the meeting shall be cast in such order. The voting at all subsequent Council meetings shall continue in rotating alphabetical order until the Councilmember whose name is last on the list has cast the first vote on all issues at the meeting, at which time the rotation shall begin again. Refusal to vote shall be deemed contempt of Council, and the member so refusing to vote shall be censured or suspended at the discretion of Council in separate proceedings or charges in contempt.
(Ord. 61-02. Passed 3-11-02)