220.11 LIMITATION OF DEBATE.

   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.)

220.12 VOTING REQUIRED; INTERPRETATION OF REFUSAL TO VOTE.

   Every member present when a question is put should vote. If for any reason a member of Council refuses to vote or abstains from voting, such refusal or abstention shall not be counted as a vote to the Motion.

(Ord. 157-97. Passed 9-22-97.)

220.13 DIVISION OF QUESTION.

   On demand of any member, a question under consideration which covers two or more points shall be divided where the question admits of such division.

(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)

220.14 DEMAND FOR ROLL CALL.

   Any member may demand a roll call vote upon any routine question which the Chair may assume approved by general consent, provided the objection is made with reasonable promptness.

(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)

220.15 EXCUSAL FROM ATTENDANCE.

   No member shall be excused from attendance at a Council meeting, except upon request to and permission by the President of Council prior to such meeting or by a vote of a majority of the members present.

(Ord. 168-98. Passed 9-14-98.)

220.16 EXCUSAL DURING MEETING.

   No member shall be excused while Council is in session, except upon permission of the Chair.

(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66.)

220.17 ORDER OF BUSINESS.

   (a)   The order of business at a meeting of Council shall be as follows:

      (1)   Pledge of Allegiance led by President of Council;

      (2)   Roll call in alphabetical order, to determine the presence of a quorum;

      (3)   Reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting or meetings unless such reading is dispensed with by the consent of two-thirds of the members present. However, in order to dispense with such reading all members shall have received a certified copy of the minutes of the previous meeting from the Clerk of Council on the day before, and it will be mandatory to read the minutes for approval at a following meeting. If no objection is made to the minutes, the same shall be approved.

      (4)   Emergency legislation and reports and communications, from the Mayor, President of Council, Clerk of Council and other City officials, which have been filed with the Clerk of Council not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Saturday preceding the meeting day;

      (5)   Call of the members in alphabetical order so that each may present petitions or communications, or offer original motions, orders, ordinances or resolutions. There shall be no interruption of business under this call. All such petitions, communications, motions, ordinances and resolutions shall be filed with the Clerk of Council not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Saturday preceding the meeting day. The Clerk of Council shall include the same in the calendar of the meeting day, in their order upon the call. Matters not filed with the Clerk of Council and introduced upon such call shall not be read or referred to, but shall be held over until the next meeting to be placed on the calendar and taken up on the regular call of the members, unless leave for immediate consideration is granted by a majority vote of the members present.

      (6)   Second reading of ordinances and resolutions;

      (7)   Third reading of ordinances and resolutions;

      (8)   Reports of the Committee of the Whole;

      (9)   Reports of standing committees (in order, as listed in Section 220.19);

      (10)   Reports of special committees; and

      (11)   Adjournment.

   (b)   Upon motion of any Councilman, the order of business at any meeting may be altered by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.

(Ord. 304-66. Passed 12-14-66; Ord. 89-04. Passed 5-10-04.)