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(a) Council shall elect from among its members, by a majority vote, a Chairperson, Pro Tem who shall act as the temporary chairperson of City Council in the absence of the President of Council. This election shall take place at Council's organizational meeting which shall take place as prescribed by the City Charter.
(b) At any meeting of Council during its term, if the President of Council should be absent and the Chairperson, Pro Tem should also be absent or ineligible to vote, then the Clerk of Council shall call Council to order. The Clerk of Council shall call the roll, and if quorum is found to be present, Council shall proceed to elect by a majority vote a temporary Chairperson of the meeting until the appearance of the President of Council or the Chairperson, Pro Tem.
(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66; Ord. 2-04. Passed 1-5-04.)
The Chair shall preserve decorum and decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to Council. If any member transgresses the rules of Council, the Chair shall, or any member may, call him or her to order and in the latter instance the Chair shall render a decision as to the point of order. In case of an appeal from a ruling of the Chair, the question shall be: "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the decision of Council." The decision of the Chair shall stand unless overruled by a majority vote of the members of Council present.
(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)
When a motion has been made and seconded, it is the duty of the Chair, unless he or she rules it out of order, immediately to state the question before Council for its consideration and action. When the debate appears to have closed (on debatable motions), the Chair shall proceed to put the question. The voting upon any ordinance, resolution or motion shall be by roll call, and the vote of each Councilperson shall be entered upon the Journal of Council proceedings. It shall not be in order for members to explain their votes while the vote is being taken. Roll call shall be taken by the Clerk by rotating the vote on each question with the first person on the previous question being the last person on the current question, beginning in alphabetical order, for each session of Council, except that the President of Council shall always vote last.
(Ord. 216-97. Passed 12-22-97.)
When about to speak to a question or make a motion, members shall address the Chair as "Mr. (or Madam) President" or "Mr. (or Madam) Chairperson," who shall pronounce the name of the member entitled to the floor. Members addressing Council shall confine themselves to the question under debate and avoid personalities.
(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)
No member shall be allowed to speak more than once upon any one subject until every member choosing to speak has spoken, nor more than twice upon the same subject, nor for a time longer than five minutes, without leave of Council as expressed by a majority vote of the members present.
(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)
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