(A) (1) All meetings, regular, special and emergency, except executive sessions as authorized by law, shall be open to the public.
(2) No person shall be barred unless the person is disorderly or refuses to obey the lawful order of the Mayor, or Vice-Mayor in the absence, or temporary chairperson upon the event of absence of either the Mayor or Vice-Mayor, who may order the Chief of Police or any attending police officer to eject any person.
(3) The Police Department shall have at least one officer present or standing by during each Council meeting.
(B) Promptly at the hour set by law on the day of each regular, special or emergency meeting, the members of the City Council, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney shall take their regular stations in the Council chambers and the business of the City Council shall be taken up for consideration and disposition in the following order:
(1) Call to order;
(2) Flag salute;
(3) Roll call;
(4) Approval of consent docket including minutes of previous meetings and claims;
(5) Proclamations and awards;
(6) Public comment;
(7) Public hearing items;
(8) Consideration and unfinished business from previous meeting;
(9) Introduction and adoption of resolutions and ordinances;
(10) Consideration of petitions, contracts and communications;
(11) New business;
(12) Report of officers, boards, committees, City Attorney and City Manager;
(13) Council comments and suggestions; and
(14) Adjournment.
(C) The order of disposition of the matters to be taken up for consideration by the Council may be rearranged by the direction of the presiding officer.
(Prior Code, § 2-609) (Ord. 1632, passed 3-7-00)